Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- From the south meadow
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sully
Pronunciation
s(ul)-ly
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #2793, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3314, 35 births)
- Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #2381, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 6 |
| 2024 | 32 | 5 |
| 2023 | 27 | 5 |
| 2022 | 17 | 9 |
| 2021 | 31 | 8 |
| 2020 | 21 | 9 |
| 2019 | 21 | 8 |
| 2018 | 25 | 9 |
| 2017 | 21 | 12 |
| 2016 | 21 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #509, 77 births); most recent 2025 (rank #529, 73 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 |
| 2024 | 77 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1969 (rank #314, 54 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1423, 22 births)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #5450, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | – |
| 2021 | 23 | – |
| 2020 | 15 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | – |
| 2018 | 19 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | 3 |
| 2014 | 15 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #619, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence