Sulema vs Sullivan

Side-by-side comparison of Sulema and Sullivan - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Sulema

Girl name

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Name B

Sullivan

Boy name · Rank #339

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Metric Sulema Sullivan
Current Rank Unranked #339
Total Births (all years) 2,008 15,635
Peak Year 1996 2025
Peak Year Births 72 1,083
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Sulema Sullivan
1880s - 30
1890s - 63
1900s - 10
1910s 18 122
1920s 79 141
1930s 111 110
1940s 201 114
1950s 211 129
1960s 219 85
1970s 218 86
1980s 216 83
1990s 360 535
2000s 237 2,135
2010s 106 6,428
2020s 32 5,564

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sulema Sullivan
2014 10 634
2015 15 667
2016 9 783
2017 8 797
2018 5 822
2019 8 778
2020 - 770
2021 11 876
2022 7 901
2023 8 918
2024 - 1,016
2025 6 1,083

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2025.

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