Sully

Where Sully comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Sully.

  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Sully through the years
  1. 1993
    First appearance
    #7,638 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2000
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 2011
    Peak, #2,798
    42 babies named Sully, the most in any year.
  4. 2013
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,804.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Sullivan.
Namesakes

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