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Baby name
Sullivan
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8% girls / 92% boys
Origin of the name
Sullivan comes from an Irish surname, Ó Súilleabháin.
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Where babies named Sullivan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Sullivan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Sullivan is most common in Minnesota (3.5 times), South Carolina (3.5) and Wisconsin (2.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Sullivan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Sullivan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Sullivan is most common in South Carolina (31.2 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 0% | 100% |
| 1960s | 0% | 100% |
| 1970s | 0% | 100% |
| 1980s | 0% | 100% |
| 1990s | 14% | 86% |
| 2000s | 10% | 90% |
| 2010s | 9% | 91% |
| 2020s | 8% | 92% |