Sullivan
#2,410 for girls in 2025, 74 births · #314 for boys in 2025, 1,083 births
Given to boys 91.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,083 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,635since 1884
Sullivan over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,410 | 74 | #314 | 1,083 |
| 2024 | #1,942 | 102 | #339 | 1,016 |
| 2023 | #2,210 | 85 | #358 | 918 |
| 2022 | #2,174 | 87 | #366 | 901 |
| 2021 | #2,266 | 81 | #372 | 876 |
| 2020 | #2,302 | 77 | #398 | 770 |
| 2019 | #2,400 | 74 | #401 | 778 |
| 2018 | #2,217 | 83 | #388 | 822 |
| 2017 | #2,108 | 91 | #401 | 797 |
| 2016 | #2,343 | 80 | #409 | 783 |
| 2015 | #2,555 | 70 | #455 | 667 |
| 2014 | #3,272 | 49 | #462 | 634 |
| 2013 | #3,076 | 53 | #503 | 540 |
| 2012 | #3,364 | 48 | #489 | 548 |
| 2011 | #4,807 | 29 | #523 | 488 |
| 2010 | #4,974 | 28 | #647 | 371 |
| 2009 | #4,013 | 38 | #653 | 380 |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | #705 | 332 |
| 2007 | #4,131 | 37 | #730 | 314 |
| 2006 | #4,811 | 29 | #930 | 203 |
| 2005 | #5,600 | 22 | #925 | 190 |
| 2004 | #6,489 | 18 | #949 | 177 |
| 2003 | #5,795 | 20 | #956 | 171 |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | #988 | 159 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #1,129 | 124 |
| 2000 | #5,705 | 19 | #1,448 | 85 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | #1,436 | 81 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #1,359 | 86 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #1,509 | 69 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #1,500 | 67 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #1,588 | 58 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #2,392 | 32 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #1,680 | 52 |
| 1992 | — | #2,214 | 34 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,344 | 30 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,553 | 26 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,809 | 14 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | #4,457 | 9 | |
| 1985 | — | #6,523 | 5 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,973 | 7 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
| 1982 | — | #4,593 | 8 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,842 | 7 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,554 | 7 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,164 | 8 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,724 | 9 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,428 | 10 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,505 | 6 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,891 | 11 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,907 | 9 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,231 | 7 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,249 | 7 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,050 | 8 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,858 | 9 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,652 | 6 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,685 | 10 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,663 | 10 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,114 | 14 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,287 | 12 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,804 | 18 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,972 | 15 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,321 | 11 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,872 | 16 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,943 | 15 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,356 | 11 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,601 | 20 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,697 | 16 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,159 | 11 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,868 | 7 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,723 | 16 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,022 | 13 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,436 | 12 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,132 | 15 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,265 | 14 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,131 | 15 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,973 | 16 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,755 | 18 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,458 | 10 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #836 | 10 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #629 | 10 | |
| 1889 | — | #628 | 10 | |
| 1888 | — | #755 | 8 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Sullivan! It came in at #764, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Sullivan is popular in 2022
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#115 · 1 in 368
- Minnesota#132 · 1 in 509
- South Carolina#163 · 1 in 621
- New Hampshire#168 · 1 in 548
- Wisconsin#171 · 1 in 676
Best ever in a state: #36 in Vermont, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #115 | 11 | 1 in 368 |
| Minnesota | #132 | 49 | 1 in 509 |
| South Carolina | #163 | 33 | 1 in 621 |
| New Hampshire | #168 | 8 | 1 in 548 |
| Wisconsin | #171 | 35 | 1 in 676 |
| South Dakota | #175 | 7 | 1 in 523 |
| Nebraska | #189 | 14 | 1 in 619 |
| Ohio | #190 | 68 | 1 in 781 |
| Montana | #199 | 6 | 1 in 566 |
| Michigan | #207 | 49 | 1 in 847 |
| Indiana | #218 | 39 | 1 in 826 |
| Iowa | #219 | 18 | 1 in 775 |
| Kansas | #232 | 16 | 1 in 854 |
| North Carolina | #235 | 51 | 1 in 999 |
| Pennsylvania | #252 | 49 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Colorado | #256 | 26 | 1 in 979 |
| Washington | #259 | 31 | 1 in 1,072 |
| West Virginia | #267 | 7 | 1 in 957 |
| Oregon | #307 | 13 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Oklahoma | #317 | 15 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Idaho | #319 | 7 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Missouri | #325 | 20 | 1 in 1,399 |
| Virginia | #353 | 24 | 1 in 1,600 |
| Illinois | #359 | 31 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Maryland | #388 | 14 | 1 in 1,775 |
| Georgia | #389 | 28 | 1 in 1,830 |
| Utah | #398 | 11 | 1 in 1,722 |
| Tennessee | #400 | 20 | 1 in 1,795 |
| New York | #421 | 39 | 1 in 2,235 |
| Louisiana | #453 | 11 | 1 in 1,938 |
| Connecticut | #507 | 5 | 1 in 2,790 |
| Arkansas | #550 | 5 | 1 in 2,521 |
| Kentucky | #597 | 6 | 1 in 3,297 |
| Alabama | #618 | 7 | 1 in 3,148 |
| New Jersey | #650 | 10 | 1 in 4,071 |
| Massachusetts | #673 | 6 | 1 in 4,608 |
| Florida | #701 | 21 | 1 in 4,540 |
| Texas | #766 | 35 | 1 in 5,106 |
| California | #874 | 27 | 1 in 7,005 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sullivan
- 25 spots since 2024 (#339 → #314)
- 84 spots since 2020 (#398 → #314)
- 141 spots since 2015 (#455 → #314)
- Biggest jump: 200 spots in 2007 (#930 → #730)
- Biggest drop: 394 spots in 1893 (#641 → #1,035)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 2025 at #314 (1,083 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,577 boys born in 2025 were named Sullivan (0.06%)
- 41.1% of all boys named Sullivan (6,428) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | #628 (1889) | #777 |
| 1890s | 63 | #629 (1890) | #805 |
| 1900s | 10 | #836 (1900) | #836 |
| 1910s | 122 | #1,190 (1911) | #1,812 |
| 1920s | 141 | #1,806 (1925) | #2,275 |
| 1930s | 110 | #1,723 (1936) | #2,334 |
| 1940s | 114 | #1,601 (1946) | #2,173 |
| 1950s | 129 | #1,804 (1952) | #2,295 |
| 1960s | 85 | #2,084 (1965) | #3,067 |
| 1970s | 86 | #2,891 (1970) | #3,831 |
| 1980s | 83 | #3,630 (1983) | #4,492 |
| 1990s | 535 | #1,359 (1998) | #1,858 |
| 2000s | 2,135 | #653 (2009) | #941 |
| 2010s | 6,428 | #388 (2018) | #468 |
| 2020s | 5,564 | #314 (2025) | #358 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sullivan in 2022
Top girls' names in 2022
Top boys' names in 2022
More about 2022
girls
1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 18,852 of them was named Sullivan, which outranked 87.8% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,156Scotlyn88
- #2,156Taliah88
- #2,156Zofia88
- #2,174Sullivan87
- #2,174Aislynn87
- #2,174Charlize87
- #2,174Citlali87
- #2,193Caeli86
- #2,193Caitlin86
- #2,193Camdyn86
Tied with 18 names at #2,174; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 1,938 of them was named Sullivan, which outranked 97.4% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.