Is Tully a boy or girl name?

Tully is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,244 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 16.0% were girls and 84.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2022, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Tully

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Tully was most popular in 2023, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,740 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,244 people named Tully.

Tully over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tully’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tully a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tully is mostly a boy’s name — 16.0% of the 1,244 Americans given it were girls and 84.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2022 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 54% girls and 46% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org