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Sullivan name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sullivan ranks #314 in male records (1,083 reported) and #2,432 in female records (74 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#2,432 · 74 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 28 female records (102 to 74); rank moved from #1,954 to #2,432.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 7 female records (81 to 74); rank moved from #2,284 to #2,432.
2025 male rank and count
#314 · 1,083 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 67 male records (1,016 to 1,083); rank moved from #339 to #314.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 207 male records (876 to 1,083); rank moved from #372 to #314.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,083 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Sullivan becoming more popular?

Sullivan's reported male count increased by 67 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #339 to #314. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Sullivan in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SullivanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,0830201620252016: 80 female records2017: 91 female records2018: 83 female records2019: 74 female records2020: 77 female records2021: 81 female records2022: 87 female records2023: 85 female records2024: 102 female records2025: 74 female records2016: 783 male records2017: 797 male records2018: 822 male records2019: 778 male records2020: 770 male records2021: 876 male records2022: 901 male records2023: 918 male records2024: 1,016 male records2025: 1,083 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025742,4321,083314
20241021,9541,016339
2023852,226918358
2022872,190901366
2021812,284876372
2020772,313770398
2019742,424778401
2018832,235822388
2017912,126797401
2016802,364783409

Questions about Sullivan’s popularity

How common is Sullivan in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sullivan ranks #314 in male records (1,083 reported) and #2,432 in female records (74 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Sullivan?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Sullivan only.

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