Sullivan

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Sullivan is ranked 339th among boys in 2024 (1,011 births). Its best rank was 339th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #339up 19 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,0110.06% of boys
Peak year: 20241,011 births
Best rank: #339in 2024
Since 1884: 15,914people given the name

Babies named Sullivan, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

14,546 boys have been named Sullivan in the United States since 1884, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,011 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2016, and the 2010s alone account for 44%. It has spent 33 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

It is overwhelmingly a boy’s name: 1,368 girls have also been given it, 8.6% of the total.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Sullivan
1880s	30
1890s	63
1900s	10
1910s	122
1920s	141
1930s	110
1940s	114
1950s	129
1960s	85
1970s	86
1980s	83
1990s	535
2000s	2,135
2010s	6,428
2020s	4,475

In 2024, its biggest year

Sullivan was the 339th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Sullivan

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.