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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Ulysses, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	262
1881	179
1882	132
1883	134
1884	201
1885	306
1886	343
1887	266
1888	207
1889	172
1890	288
1891	336
1892	221
1893	321
1894	294
1895	366
1896	268
1897	222
1898	269
1899	132
1900	226
1901	235
1902	171
1903	176
1904	226
1905	189
1906	240
1907	259
1908	214
1909	220
1910	221
1911	226
1912	174
1913	193
1914	170
1915	157
1916	180
1917	172
1918	185
1919	167
1920	179
1921	181
1922	178
1923	183
1924	156
1925	172
1926	156
1927	161
1928	157
1929	147
1930	135
1931	141
1932	154
1933	141
1934	138
1935	164
1936	117
1937	114
1938	138
1939	130
1940	133
1941	113
1942	104
1943	109
1944	114
1945	85
1946	97
1947	92
1948	112
1949	99
1950	94
1951	94
1952	95
1953	83
1954	84
1955	79
1956	78
1957	76
1958	72
1959	67
1960	70
1961	71
1962	64
1963	63
1964	62
1965	60
1966	59
1967	82
1968	66
1969	70
1970	59
1971	67
1972	64
1973	69
1974	61
1975	69
1976	73
1977	58
1978	76
1979	70
1980	68
1981	69
1982	58
1983	57
1984	62
1985	67
1986	75
1987	91
1988	94
1989	88
1990	90
1991	79
1992	76
1993	74
1994	72
1995	74
1996	94
1997	82
1998	112
1999	142
2000	110
2001	116
2002	107
2003	73
2004	78
2005	89
2006	87
2007	92
2008	94
2009	99
2010	95
2011	94
2012	88
2013	87
2014	90
2015	94
2016	76
2017	85
2018	94
2019	114
2020	109
2021	103
2022	109
2023	99
2024	88
2025	99

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Arizona 3.1×
California 2.4×
Illinois 1.7×
Texas 1.4×
Florida 0.9×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 169
Rank in 2025: #1,196
How rare: 1 in 10,106 boys
Since 1880: 18,655

Most popular in 1895, at 366 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 5% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Arizona	3.1×	29
California	2.4×	122
Illinois	1.7×	25
Texas	1.4×	70
Florida	0.9×	25

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.