US rank #9908 Unisex name Peak 2004 1,031 births

Tully — #9908 US boys' name

1,031 babies named Tully in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s551920s701930s731940s441950s751960s1101970s1131980s891990s1162000s1002010s1072020s73
#9908
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

11% of everyone ever named Tully was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

24 babies were named Tully in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tully

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,031 babies named Tully between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tully currently holds the #9908 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 24 babies received it in a single year. Tully is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 178 additional births since 1996.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tully performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Tully shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Tully in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tully in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,031 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tully at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,031

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

2004

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,908

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tully popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
24
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
0510152025 202420111997198419711958194019251900 6

Tully popularity over time — girls

178 total births recorded since 1996 (Tully as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 178 births
010203040 20242022202020182013201020061996 6

Tully by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
116 births that decade — 11% of Tully's all-time total
1900s61910s551920s701930s731940s441950s751960s1101970s1131980s891990s1162000s1002010s1072020s73

Tully by state

Where Tully concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tully
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 1.1%
#2 Arizona
5 0.5%
Texas share of Tully's total US births 1.1%
Even split

11 of 1,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tully?
1,031 babies have been named Tully since 1900. It currently ranks #9908 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 24 births.
When was Tully most popular?
Tully was most popular in the 1990s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Tully most popular?
The top states for the name Tully are Texas (11 births), Arizona (5 births).
Is Tully a unisex name?
Yes, Tully is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,031 births, and as a girl's name it has 178 births.
How long has the name Tully been used?
Tully has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tully?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tulio, Tullio, Tulsen, Tullie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.