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Sullivan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sullivan?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Sullivan, ranked the 387th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Sullivan has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #387 for the first time this year with 816 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Sullivan in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1987.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Sullivan occurred roughly during the years 1913-1917, 1943-1946, 1987-2002, and 2004-2016, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1952-1955, and 1957-1960.

Sullivan's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Sullivan has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sullivan?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Sullivan is chosen by a number of parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Sullivan (Girl)Sullivan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 83 2,222 816 387
2017 91 2,121 795 400
2016 80 2,358 781 409
2015 70 2,571 665 455
2014 49 3,314 633 463
2013 53 3,115 540 503
2012 48 3,408 548 489
2011 29 4,898 487 523
2010 28 5,089 371 649
2009 38 4,096 380 653
2008 22 6,321 332 705
2007 37 4,198 314 732
2006 29 4,929 203 931
2005 22 5,766 190 927
2004 18 6,728 177 953
2003 20 6,017 171 955
2002 29 4,371 159 993
2001 13 8,138 124 1,133
2000 19 5,909 85 1,464
1999 19 5,632 81 1,444
1998 11 8,506 86 1,370
1997 11 8,270 69 1,518
1996 10 8,747 67 1,511
1995 14 6,593 58 1,600
1994 9 9,506 32 2,437
1993 10 8,638 52 1,694
1992 < 5 -- 34 2,249
1991 < 5 -- 30 2,394
1990 < 5 -- 26 2,618
1989 < 5 -- 14 3,999
1988 < 5 -- 10 4,736
1987 < 5 -- < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- 8 5,266
1985 < 5 -- 5 7,455
1984 < 5 -- 7 5,493
1983 < 5 -- 11 3,838
1982 < 5 -- 8 4,933
1981 < 5 -- 10 4,111
1980 < 5 -- 9 4,452
1979 < 5 -- 7 5,294
1978 < 5 -- 7 4,990
1977 < 5 -- 8 4,535
1976 < 5 -- 8 4,371
1975 < 5 -- 10 3,630
1974 < 5 -- 8 4,148
1973 < 5 -- 6 5,012
1972 < 5 -- 11 3,128
1971 < 5 -- 9 3,621
1970 < 5 -- 11 3,046
1969 < 5 -- 8 3,562
1968 < 5 -- 9 3,075
1967 < 5 -- 7 3,517
1966 < 5 -- 7 3,502
1965 < 5 -- 15 2,159
1964 < 5 -- 8 3,255
1963 < 5 -- 9 3,025
1962 < 5 -- 6 3,995
1961 < 5 -- 6 4,018
1960 < 5 -- 10 2,847
1959 < 5 -- 10 2,798
1958 < 5 -- 10 2,793
1957 < 5 -- 16 2,081
1956 < 5 -- 8 3,189
1955 < 5 -- 15 2,124
1954 < 5 -- 14 2,201
1953 < 5 -- 12 2,378
1952 < 5 -- 18 1,851
1951 < 5 -- 15 2,045
1950 < 5 -- 11 2,422
1949 < 5 -- 16 1,933
1948 < 5 -- 15 2,014
1947 < 5 -- 11 2,489
1946 < 5 -- 20 1,639
1945 < 5 -- 16 1,762
1944 < 5 -- 11 2,292
1943 < 5 -- 8 2,939
1942 < 5 -- < 5 --
1941 < 5 -- 9 2,626
1940 < 5 -- 8 2,839
1939 < 5 -- 11 2,279
1938 < 5 -- 7 3,139
1937 < 5 -- 8 2,885
1936 < 5 -- 16 1,790
1935 < 5 -- 8 2,917
1934 < 5 -- 13 2,115
1933 < 5 -- 10 2,524
1932 < 5 -- 15 1,984
1931 < 5 -- 13 2,201
1930 < 5 -- 9 2,988
1929 < 5 -- 10 2,743
1928 < 5 -- 7 3,661
1927 < 5 -- 17 2,024
1926 < 5 -- 12 2,551
1925 < 5 -- 19 1,861
1924 < 5 -- 15 2,211
1923 < 5 -- 15 2,211
1922 < 5 -- 17 2,030
1921 < 5 -- 14 2,363
1920 < 5 -- 15 2,216
1919 < 5 -- 16 2,050
1918 < 5 -- 18 1,898
1917 < 5 -- 18 1,803
1916 < 5 -- 13 2,246
1915 < 5 -- 10 2,597
1914 < 5 -- 12 1,959
1913 < 5 -- 9 2,073
1912 < 5 -- 11 1,608
1911 < 5 -- 9 1,283
1910 < 5 -- 6 1,566
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- 10 898
1899 < 5 -- 9 778
1898 < 5 -- 7 988
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- 6 1,091
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- 7 944
1893 < 5 -- 5 1,168
1892 < 5 -- 11 682
1891 < 5 -- 8 759
1890 < 5 -- 10 663
1889 < 5 -- 10 666
1888 < 5 -- 8 809
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- 5 1,091
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- 7 838
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.