Ulices is a Spanish spelling of Ulises, the Latin Ulysses, which is the Roman name of Homer's hero Odysseus; the Greek name is usually explained as "wrathful" or "hated". The name is used mostly in Mexican American families. Ulices stood at number 1967 in 2000, peaked at number 1932 in 2001, dropped out of use for a while and has stabilized around number 2936 in 2025.