Celtic · boy

Sullivan

A distinctive name with a calm, steady presence.

Rank 2024

#339

Trend

stable

Band

balanced

Styles

regal

Meaning

Descendant of the dark-eyed one

Sullivan is a balanced boy name with Celtic roots. In 2024, 1,011 newborns in the U.S. were given the name — ranking it #339 nationally, and its popularity has held steady in recent years. Its style leans regal — tags you can match against your partner's picks in the combiner.

regal

About Celtic names

Celtic names come from the old languages of Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany, and they carry that landscape with them — names meaning fair, little fire, born of the sea. Spellings can look mysterious to American eyes (Saoirse, Niamh) because Gaelic follows its own elegant rules. Many arrive with myths attached: warriors, queens, and figures from stories a thousand years deep.

Meaning and origin are editorial; U.S. popularity comes from Social Security Administration public files.

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