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Unisex name

Sully

/ˈsʌli/ · 35% girls, 65% boys · 41 born in 2025

Sully has been given to about 1,050 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsʌli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,012
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sully per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 47
  • Born in 202541
  • All time1,050
  • England & Wales, 202573

How popular is Sully?

Its best year was 2011, when 47 babies were given the name, ranking 19239th. The typical living American called Sully is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Sully

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sunny0.72
  2. Suzy0.72
  3. Sally0.67
  4. Shelly0.56
  5. Zula0.57
  6. Zuri0.53
  7. Kelly0.49
  8. Billy0.49

Middle names for Sully

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sully Anne0.81
  2. Sully Eve0.80
  3. Sully Elizabeth0.78
  4. Sully Catherine0.78
  5. Sully Josephine0.78
  6. Sully Rose0.77

Sibling names for Sully

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.88
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.87
  3. Keziahsister · 0.87
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.86
  5. Andiesister · 0.85
  6. Azariasister · 0.85

Where Sully is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sully Anderson0.77
    2. Sully White0.72
    3. Sully Reyes0.72
    4. Sully Moore0.72
    5. Sully Lee0.72
    6. Sully Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sully

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.