Sully

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A few things about Sully you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Sully

Sully Erna

American rock musician

Choose Sully and your child shares a first name with Sully Erna, an American rock musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Sully, like who?” Sully Erna's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 48,780 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Sully, 35 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Sully would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySully first shows up in US birth records in 1980, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 45 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2011, when it reached #2,798.
• 📈Then vs nowSully is 4.5× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 217,391 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 48,780.
• 🚀TrendSully has climbed 1,226 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #3,314. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSully is given to both boys and girls: 85% of the 41 babies named Sully in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Sully

Sully is a gender-neutral name of English, French and Irish origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-lly”. US birth records list Sully for boys from 1993 to 2025, in 32 of those 33 years. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked #2,798 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,314, with 35 babies. Of the 41 US babies named Sully in 2025, 15% were girls and 85% were boys.

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