Tully
About Tully
Tully is an Irish surname just waiting to be adapted as a first. Cute and lively, and reminiscent of Tilly or Tali, it's got a long history and a range of possible meanings, depending on which root you use.
From the surname, Ó Taithligh it could mean "quiet and peaceable", whereas from the Irish word tuile, it likely means "flood". There's also the possibility it's connected to the Scottish place name, Tullos, which comes from the Gaelic tulach meaning "hill".
Also used as a modernized short form of the ancient Roman name Tullia, Tully is currently a quietly used unisex option, rising in the current statistic for girls, to 38 from 30, but falling for boys, from 17 to only seven.
Pronounced TUL-ee.
As of October 2026, Tully ranked #5896 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3941 in 2024.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,554 | 31 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | #3,941 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Tully on lists
Famous Tullys
- Tully Smyth
Australian TV personality of Big Brother Australia 2013
- Tully Louise Bevilaqua
Australian basketball player
- (Alicia) Tully Jensen
American actress
- Tully Kearney
British Paralympic swimmer
- Elinor Tully Couric
daughter of Katie Couric
Tully in pop culture
- Tully
a surname of a prominent family "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R.R. Martin, including Catelyn Tully Stark, Lysa Tully Arryn, Edmure Tully, Roslin Frey Tully and Minisa Whent Tully