Sully vs Sullivan

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

Name A

Sully

Boy name · Rank #3565

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Name B

Sullivan

Boy name · Rank #339

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Metric Sully Sullivan
Current Rank #3565 #339
Total Births (all years) 645 14,546
Peak Year 2011 2024
Peak Year Births 42 1,011
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1993 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Sully Sullivan
1880ss — 30
1890ss — 63
1900ss — 10
1910ss — 122
1920ss — 141
1930ss — 110
1940ss — 114
1950ss — 129
1960ss — 85
1970ss — 86
1980ss — 83
1990ss 50 535
2000ss 210 2,135
2010ss 257 6,428
2020ss 128 4,475

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sully Sullivan
2014 24 634
2015 17 667
2016 21 783
2017 21 797
2018 25 822
2019 21 778
2020 21 769
2021 31 876
2022 17 901
2023 27 918
2024 32 1,011

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, 1993–2024.

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