Is Sullivan a boy or girl name?
Sullivan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 102 girls and 1,011 boys were named Sullivan, so 9.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.6% of the 15,914 US babies named Sullivan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #339
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,948
- Babies named Sullivan since 1884
- 15,914
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,113 babies
Boys and girls named Sullivan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 129 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 535 | 84 | 13.6% |
| 2000s | 2,135 | 247 | 10.4% |
| 2010s | 6,428 | 605 | 8.6% |
| 2020s | 4,475 | 432 | 8.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,011 | #339 | 102 | #1,948 |
| 2023 | 918 | #358 | 85 | #2,224 |
| 2022 | 901 | #366 | 87 | #2,188 |
| 2021 | 876 | #372 | 81 | #2,284 |
| 2020 | 769 | #398 | 77 | #2,313 |
| 2019 | 778 | #401 | 74 | #2,424 |
| 2018 | 822 | #388 | 83 | #2,235 |
| 2017 | 797 | #401 | 91 | #2,125 |
| 2016 | 783 | #409 | 80 | #2,364 |
| 2015 | 667 | #455 | 70 | #2,582 |
| 2014 | 634 | #463 | 49 | #3,320 |
| 2013 | 540 | #504 | 53 | #3,118 |
| 2012 | 548 | #490 | 48 | #3,412 |
| 2011 | 488 | #523 | 29 | #4,902 |
| 2010 | 371 | #650 | 28 | #5,092 |
| 2009 | 380 | #653 | 38 | #4,097 |
| 2008 | 332 | #705 | 22 | #6,327 |
| 2007 | 314 | #732 | 37 | #4,201 |
| 2006 | 203 | #931 | 29 | #4,935 |
| 2005 | 190 | #927 | 22 | #5,768 |
| 2004 | 177 | #953 | 18 | #6,731 |
| 2003 | 171 | #958 | 20 | #6,023 |
| 2002 | 159 | #993 | 29 | #4,372 |
| 2001 | 124 | #1,133 | 13 | #8,138 |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,465 | 19 | #5,911 |
| 1999 | 81 | #1,446 | 19 | #5,632 |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,370 | 11 | #8,507 |
| 1997 | 69 | #1,518 | 11 | #8,269 |
| 1996 | 67 | #1,511 | 10 | #8,749 |
| 1995 | 58 | #1,600 | 14 | #6,592 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,440 | 9 | #9,508 |
| 1993 | 52 | #1,694 | 10 | #8,642 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,617 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #4,000 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,738 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,792 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,458 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,495 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,843 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,935 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,114 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,456 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,296 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,990 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,534 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,969 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,631 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,151 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #5,014 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,622 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,558 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,079 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,515 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,503 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,162 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #3,029 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,017 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,849 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,801 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #3,010 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,186 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,886 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,919 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,743 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,662 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,030 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,597 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #838 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sullivan reached #339 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,948 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sullivan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.