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Sullivan: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 1,083 in 2025. Its best rank was #314 in 2025.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Its highest rank in 146 years of records is this year’s. About 94% of babies named Sullivan in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#314 for US boys in 2025, its highest rank in 146 years of records.
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Sullivan: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 1,083 boys in 2025. Peak: #314 in 2025 · most boys in one year: 1,083 (2025).
In 2025, 1,083 US boys were named Sullivan, making it the 314th most common boys’ name of the year, up 25 places from #339 in 2024. That is 67 more than the 1,016 boys named Sullivan in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #314, reached in this year, 2025. That year also had the most boys given the name: 1,083. For comparison, it was #455 in 2015 and #2,425 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Sullivan in 127 years of the 146 from 1880 to 2025, starting in 1884 with 7 babies. In all, 17,077 US babies have been given the name, 8.4% of them girls and 92% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 7,033 babies named Sullivan.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 8,744 US boys were named Sullivan; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 1,083. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,577 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Sullivan ranked highest in Vermont in 2025, at #45 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 3 states (counting DC). Rarer spellings such as Sully are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Sully and Van.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Sully (1,050).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 10 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 10 | #45 | — |
| Minnesota | 75 | #77 | #193 |
| Maine | 14 | #100 | — |
| South Carolina | 47 | #113 | #188 |
| South Dakota | 11 | #124 | #285 |
| Wisconsin | 48 | #128 | #244 |
| North Dakota | 9 | #149 | #283 |
| Iowa | 27 | #161 | #206 |
| Montana | 8 | #169 | #288 |
| Michigan | 59 | #172 | #311 |
| Kansas | 21 | #194 | #265 |
| Oregon | 21 | #209 | #627 |
| Ohio | 61 | #218 | #313 |
| Virginia | 40 | #224 | #461 |
| Missouri | 31 | #236 | #405 |
| Indiana | 34 | #246 | #341 |
| Hawaii | 5 | #252 | — |
| Kentucky | 21 | #263 | #427 |
| Tennessee | 34 | #268 | #451 |
| North Carolina | 45 | #274 | #328 |
| Pennsylvania | 43 | #276 | #335 |
| Washington | 26 | #299 | #378 |
| Maryland | 17 | #329 | #522 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | #332 | #554 |
| Arkansas | 10 | #352 | — |
| Connecticut | 9 | #360 | — |
| Utah | 13 | #375 | #766 |
| Illinois | 28 | #398 | #575 |
| Louisiana | 13 | #398 | #498 |
| Colorado | 15 | #418 | #376 |
| New York | 41 | #423 | #643 |
| Georgia | 27 | #425 | #619 |
| Nebraska | 6 | #426 | #385 |
| Texas | 62 | #532 | #681 |
| Florida | 33 | #540 | #765 |
| Nevada | 5 | #591 | — |
| Oklahoma | 7 | #610 | #513 |
| Alabama | 8 | #614 | #476 |
| New Jersey | 11 | #647 | #836 |
| California | 43 | #656 | #820 |
| Arizona | 8 | #773 | #421 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2,432 | 1,083 | #314 |
| 2024 | 102 | #1,954 | 1,016 | #339 |
| 2023 | 85 | #2,226 | 918 | #358 |
| 2022 | 87 | #2,190 | 901 | #366 |
| 2021 | 81 | #2,284 | 876 | #372 |
| 2020 | 77 | #2,313 | 770 | #398 |
| 2019 | 74 | #2,424 | 778 | #401 |
| 2018 | 83 | #2,235 | 822 | #388 |
| 2017 | 91 | #2,126 | 797 | #401 |
| 2016 | 80 | #2,364 | 783 | #409 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,584 | 667 | #455 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3,320 | 634 | #463 |
| 2013 | 53 | #3,118 | 540 | #504 |
| 2012 | 48 | #3,415 | 548 | #490 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4,902 | 488 | #523 |
| 2010 | 28 | #5,092 | 371 | #650 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4,097 | 380 | #653 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,327 | 332 | #705 |
| 2007 | 37 | #4,202 | 314 | #732 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4,936 | 203 | #931 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,768 | 190 | #927 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,732 | 177 | #953 |
| 2003 | 20 | #6,023 | 171 | #958 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,372 | 159 | #993 |
| 2001 | 13 | #8,138 | 124 | #1,133 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,911 | 85 | #1,465 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,632 | 81 | #1,447 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,507 | 86 | #1,370 |
| 1997 | 11 | #8,269 | 69 | #1,518 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,749 | 67 | #1,511 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,593 | 58 | #1,600 |
| 1994 | 9 | #9,508 | 32 | #2,440 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,641 | 52 | #1,694 |
| 1992 | — | — | 34 | #2,249 |
| 1991 | — | — | 30 | #2,395 |
| 1990 | — | — | 26 | #2,618 |
| 1989 | — | — | 14 | #3,999 |
| 1988 | — | — | 10 | #4,738 |
| 1986 | — | — | 9 | #4,792 |
| 1985 | — | — | 5 | #7,457 |
| 1984 | — | — | 7 | #5,497 |
| 1983 | — | — | 11 | #3,844 |
| 1982 | — | — | 8 | #4,935 |
| 1981 | — | — | 10 | #4,114 |
| 1980 | — | — | 9 | #4,456 |
| 1979 | — | — | 7 | #5,296 |
| 1978 | — | — | 7 | #4,990 |
| 1977 | — | — | 8 | #4,533 |
| 1976 | — | — | 9 | #3,969 |
| 1975 | — | — | 10 | #3,631 |
| 1974 | — | — | 8 | #4,150 |
| 1973 | — | — | 6 | #5,014 |
| 1972 | — | — | 11 | #3,130 |
| 1971 | — | — | 9 | #3,622 |
| 1970 | — | — | 11 | #3,047 |
| 1969 | — | — | 8 | #3,557 |
| 1968 | — | — | 9 | #3,080 |
| 1967 | — | — | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1966 | — | — | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1965 | — | — | 15 | #2,162 |
| 1964 | — | — | 8 | #3,255 |
| 1963 | — | — | 9 | #3,029 |
| 1962 | — | — | 6 | #3,991 |
| 1961 | — | — | 6 | #4,015 |
| 1960 | — | — | 10 | #2,849 |
| 1959 | — | — | 10 | #2,802 |
| 1958 | — | — | 9 | #3,011 |
| 1957 | — | — | 17 | #2,011 |
| 1956 | — | — | 8 | #3,186 |
| 1955 | — | — | 15 | #2,127 |
| 1954 | — | — | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1953 | — | — | 12 | #2,380 |
| 1952 | — | — | 18 | #1,850 |
| 1951 | — | — | 15 | #2,045 |
| 1950 | — | — | 11 | #2,425 |
| 1949 | — | — | 16 | #1,933 |
| 1948 | — | — | 15 | #2,015 |
| 1947 | — | — | 11 | #2,490 |
| 1946 | — | — | 20 | #1,639 |
| 1945 | — | — | 16 | #1,762 |
| 1944 | — | — | 11 | #2,293 |
| 1943 | — | — | 8 | #2,941 |
| 1941 | — | — | 9 | #2,629 |
| 1940 | — | — | 8 | #2,841 |
| 1939 | — | — | 11 | #2,278 |
| 1938 | — | — | 7 | #3,139 |
| 1937 | — | — | 8 | #2,886 |
| 1936 | — | — | 16 | #1,792 |
| 1935 | — | — | 8 | #2,919 |
| 1934 | — | — | 13 | #2,115 |
| 1933 | — | — | 10 | #2,522 |
| 1932 | — | — | 15 | #1,984 |
| 1931 | — | — | 13 | #2,201 |
| 1930 | — | — | 9 | #2,991 |
| 1929 | — | — | 10 | #2,743 |
| 1928 | — | — | 7 | #3,662 |
| 1927 | — | — | 17 | #2,023 |
| 1926 | — | — | 12 | #2,550 |
| 1925 | — | — | 19 | #1,861 |
| 1924 | — | — | 15 | #2,211 |
| 1923 | — | — | 15 | #2,211 |
| 1922 | — | — | 17 | #2,030 |
| 1921 | — | — | 14 | #2,363 |
| 1920 | — | — | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1919 | — | — | 16 | #2,050 |
| 1918 | — | — | 18 | #1,897 |
| 1917 | — | — | 18 | #1,803 |
| 1916 | — | — | 13 | #2,246 |
| 1915 | — | — | 10 | #2,597 |
| 1914 | — | — | 12 | #1,959 |
| 1913 | — | — | 9 | #2,073 |
| 1912 | — | — | 11 | #1,608 |
| 1911 | — | — | 9 | #1,283 |
| 1910 | — | — | 6 | #1,566 |
| 1900 | — | — | 10 | #898 |
| 1899 | — | — | 9 | #778 |
| 1898 | — | — | 7 | #988 |
| 1896 | — | — | 6 | #1,091 |
| 1894 | — | — | 7 | #944 |
| 1893 | — | — | 5 | #1,168 |
| 1892 | — | — | 11 | #682 |
| 1891 | — | — | 8 | #759 |
| 1890 | — | — | 10 | #663 |
| 1889 | — | — | 10 | #666 |
| 1888 | — | — | 8 | #809 |
| 1886 | — | — | 5 | #1,091 |
| 1884 | — | — | 7 | #838 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).