Tully

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

⭐ Famous Tully

Tully Marshall

American actor (1864–1943)

Choose Tully and your child shares a first name with Tully Marshall, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Tully, like who?” Tully Marshall's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 76,336 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Tully, 21 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tully would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTully first shows up in US birth records in 1900, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 125 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #3,892.
• 🚀TrendTully has climbed 7,731 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,722. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlTully is given to both boys and girls: 60% of the 35 babies named Tully in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Tully

Tully is a gender-neutral name of Irish, Irish surname and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-lly”. US birth records list Tully for girls from 1996 to 2025, in 16 of those 30 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #3,892 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,722, with 21 babies. Of the 35 US babies named Tully in 2025, 60% were girls and 40% were boys.

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