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Ulus

100% boys · last recorded 1959

Ulus has been given to about 155 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 36
Median age today94 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ulus per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time155

How popular is Ulus?

Its best year was 1924, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 2461st. The typical living American called Ulus is about 94 years old today.

Names that sound like Ulus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Julius0.70
  2. Rufus0.70
  3. Justus0.62
  4. Lucius0.57
  5. Junius0.57
  6. Gus0.55
  7. Cletus0.55
  8. Lucious0.50

Middle names for Ulus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ulus Paul0.77
  2. Ulus John0.77
  3. Ulus Lee0.77
  4. Ulus Dean0.76
  5. Ulus Blake0.76
  6. Ulus Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Ulus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.61
  2. Luellasister · 0.61
  3. Winonasister · 0.60
  4. Ilasister · 0.60
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.53
  6. Forestbrother · 0.53

Where Ulus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ulus Anderson0.77
    2. Ulus White0.72
    3. Ulus Reyes0.72
    4. Ulus Moore0.72
    5. Ulus Lee0.72
    6. Ulus Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ulus

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.