Masculine dossier · first seen 1884

Sullivan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Sullivan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

1,011

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1884Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

1,011

All-time

14,546

Sullivan has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 1,011 boys were named Sullivan.

In 2024, only 1,011 boys were given the name.

All told, about 14,546 Americans have been named Sullivan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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