Sullivan

Sullivan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Sullivan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 70 babies (rank #553 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sullivan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sullivan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

517

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	5	#2,316
1997	5	#2,302
1998	11	#1,257
1999	4	#2,866
2000	3	#3,821
2001	9	#1,584
2002	10	#1,501
2003	10	#1,616
2004	20	#1,034
2005	16	#1,292
2006	16	#1,342
2007	24	#1,048
2008	23	#1,118
2009	22	#1,170
2010	29	#993
2011	43	#742
2012	24	#1,147
2013	44	#749
2014	64	#564
2015	65	#576
2016	70	#553

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#2,316

1997

#2,302

1998

#1,257

1999

#2,866

2000

#3,821

2001

#1,584

2002

#1,501

2003

#1,616

2004

#1,034

2005

#1,292

2006

#1,342

2007

#1,048

2008

#1,118

2009

#1,170

2010

#993

2011

#742

2012

#1,147

2013

#749

2014

#564

2015

#576

2016

#553

Numerology of Sullivan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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