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Sullivan
OriginIrish
Meaning"dark eyes"
GenderGirl
About Sullivan
The name Sullivan peaked for girls at #1948 in 2024. The name is most popular in South Carolina, South Carolina, and South Carolina. Sullivan is also used for boys, ranking #314 in 2025.
3 syllables.
As of September 2026, Sullivan ranked #2432 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1948 in 2024.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,320 | 49 | 27.4 |
| 2015 | #2,582 | 70 | 39.2 |
| 2016 | #2,364 | 80 | 45.1 |
| 2017 | #2,125 | 91 | 52.7 |
| 2018 | #2,235 | 83 | 48.8 |
| 2019 | #2,424 | 74 | 44.1 |
| 2020 | #2,313 | 77 | 47.6 |
| 2021 | #2,284 | 81 | 49.4 |
| 2022 | #2,188 | 87 | 53 |
| 2023 | #2,224 | 85 | 53 |
| 2024 | #1,948 | 102 | 63 |
| 2025 | #2,432 | 74 | 46 |
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Famous Sullivans
- Emily Sullivan Oakey (1829
1883), hymnist
- Sullivan Mae Montana (b. 2012)
daughter of country singer Randy Montana
- Sullivan Violet "Sully" Resich (b. 2012)
daughter of reality TV personality Meghan Conroy Resich of "There Goes the Motherhood"
- Sloane Sullivan Corddry (b. 2006)
daughter of actor/comedian Rob Corddry
Sullivan in pop culture
- Jordan Sullivan
"Scrubs" character
- Cassie Sullivan
main character from the "5th Wave" book series
- Sullivan Meadows
character in the Addicted Series
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