Sully
Boy · SUL-ee · Irish
Sully is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 559th for boys in the UK (76 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Sully mean?
Irish: short form of Sullivan
A short form of Sullivan; Sully is also a French place name, borne by Henri IV's minister the Duke of Sully.
- Say it
- SUL-ee
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Is Sully a girl's or a boy's name?
Sully is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 76 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 35 boys in the US.
How popular is Sully in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #559among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 76about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 489% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 76 boys in the UK were named Sully, making it the 559th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 81 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sully in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 80 boys in the UK were given Sully or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #507, up from #559 for this spelling alone.
- Sully 76
- Sulley 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 529th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Sully in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #559 |
| 2024 | 81 | #538 |
| 2023 | 49 | #760 |
| 2022 | 33 | #998 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
How popular is Sully in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Sully, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993. 6 girls were also named Sully in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Sully than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Sully in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 26% of the babies named Sully in the US in 2006, and 15% in 2025.
Sully in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
Names like Sully
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Brody Rowan Muhammad Finn Ronan Hamza Remy Zayan Zayd Rayyan Syed
Other spellings of Sully
Sulley
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