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Sully

Boy

Meaning of Sully: French: 'south field'

Sully is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2949th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 509th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2949

41 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#509

77 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,050

First recorded 1980 · peak 2011

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 40 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 28 babies1990: 21 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 30 babies2009: 39 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 47 babies2012: 34 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 31 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 33 babies2018: 34 babies2019: 29 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 32 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 41 babies
US babies named Sully per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 47.

Gender split

65% boys · 35% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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