Unisex name · since 1900
Tully
Tully has 1,045 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,045
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tully is the #6162 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,045 recorded since 1900.
Tully has 1,045 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6162 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #4,996 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,162 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,045 born since 1900
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tully ranks #4,996 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,162 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,045 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,045
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tully's 1,045 recorded births place it above 89.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tully compares
1,045 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Tully's all-time total is 183% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tully | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,045 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tully's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tully's full recorded timeline at 1972, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tully popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Tully popularity over time - girls
199 total births recorded since 1996 (Tully as girls' name)
Tully by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (116 births, 11% of the file).
1990s was Tully's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Tully births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
70 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
110 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 116 births (11% of all-time use).
How Tully 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 Tully's total volume
Tully by state
Where Tully concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
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What to do with Tully's data
- Tully's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (116 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tullys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tully: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Tully 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.