male NAME · CURRENTLY #314

Sullivan

SULL-ih-vun

“descendant of Súileabhán”

An Irish surname-style name with a substantial, contemporary sound.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Sullivan has traveled through time

101890 101900 61910 101915 151920 191925 91930 81935 81940 161945 111950 151955 101960 151965 111970 101975 91980 51985 261990 721995 1042000 2122005 3992010 7372015 8472020 1,1572025
LATEST YEAR20251,157 births
PEAK RANK#314in 2025
CURRENT USAGE6.4% F93.6% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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