Unisex name · since 1993
Sully
Sully has 680 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,353 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 680
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
680 babies have been named Sully since 1993, making it today's #3353 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sully has been recorded 680 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #3353 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #6,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,353 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 680 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sully ranks #6,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,353 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 680 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,353 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 680
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sully's 680 recorded births place it above 85.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
How Sully compares
680 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sully's all-time total is 84% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sully | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 680 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sully's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sully's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sully popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Sully popularity over time - girls
370 total births recorded since 1980 (Sully as girls' name)
Sully by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (257 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Sully's strongest decade.
257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sully births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
210 births
- 2010s
2010s
257 births
- 2020s
2020s
163 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 257 births (38% of all-time use).
How Sully compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sully's total volume
Sully by state
Where Sully concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 680 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sully's data
- Sully's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (257 total births) through the 2020s (163) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Wisconsin records the most Sullys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sully: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sully draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.