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Scottish Gaelic roots
/ˈtʌliː/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Tully is a unisex given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Scottish Gaelic Ó Taithligh.
* A shortened Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Ó Taithligh and Ó Maol Tuile. * A variant of Tolley and Tullie.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 21 girls (rank 5722). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Tully
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,162 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 6 | 2,496 | observed |
| 1914 | 9 | 2,271 | observed |
| 1915 | 8 | 2,829 | observed |
| 1916 | 9 | 2,730 | observed |
| 1917 | 6 | 3,545 | observed |
| 1918 | 8 | 3,096 | observed |
| 1919 | 9 | 2,877 | observed |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | 5 | 4,322 | observed |
| 1922 | 14 | 2,240 | observed |
| 1923 | 5 | 4,239 | observed |
| 1924 | 10 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1925 | 11 | 2,588 | observed |
| 1926 | 10 | 2,725 | observed |
| 1927 | 6 | 3,780 | observed |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | 9 | 2,766 | observed |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,609 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 9 | 2,638 | observed |
| 1933 | 10 | 2,368 | observed |
| 1934 | 7 | 2,973 | observed |
| 1935 | 5 | 3,645 | observed |
| 1936 | 9 | 2,452 | observed |
| 1937 | 5 | 3,518 | observed |
| 1938 | 11 | 2,185 | observed |
| 1939 | 7 | 2,829 | observed |
| 1940 | 7 | 2,871 | observed |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,133 | observed |
| 1942 | 5 | 3,560 | observed |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | 6 | 2,996 | observed |
| 1946 | 11 | 2,271 | observed |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 9 | 2,608 | observed |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 8 | 2,770 | observed |
| 1951 | 8 | 2,844 | observed |
| 1952 | 7 | 3,095 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 12 | 2,316 | observed |
| 1955 | 8 | 2,964 | observed |
| 1956 | 8 | 2,969 | observed |
| 1957 | 9 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1958 | 7 | 3,275 | observed |
| 1959 | 8 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1960 | 12 | 2,423 | observed |
| 1961 | 15 | 2,148 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1963 | 11 | 2,539 | observed |
| 1964 | 13 | 2,310 | observed |
| 1965 | 12 | 2,366 | observed |
| 1966 | 6 | 3,537 | observed |
| 1967 | 5 | 3,966 | observed |
| 1968 | 13 | 2,311 | observed |
| 1969 | 12 | 2,549 | observed |
| 1970 | 11 | 2,891 | observed |
| 1971 | 12 | 2,813 | observed |
| 1972 | 13 | 2,659 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 3,013 | observed |
| 1974 | 13 | 2,799 | observed |
| 1975 | 13 | 2,902 | observed |
| 1976 | 17 | 2,508 | observed |
| 1977 | 6 | 5,123 | observed |
| 1978 | 9 | 3,857 | observed |
| 1979 | 8 | 4,403 | observed |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,525 | observed |
| 1981 | 9 | 4,153 | observed |
| 1982 | 7 | 5,003 | observed |
| 1983 | 7 | 4,907 | observed |
| 1984 | 5 | 6,315 | observed |
| 1985 | 11 | 3,805 | observed |
| 1986 | 12 | 3,653 | observed |
| 1987 | 14 | 3,339 | observed |
| 1988 | 11 | 4,162 | observed |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,229 | observed |
| 1990 | 12 | 4,407 | observed |
| 1991 | 8 | 5,942 | observed |
| 1992 | 12 | 4,564 | observed |
| 1993 | 10 | 5,360 | observed |
| 1994 | 9 | 5,868 | observed |
| 1995 | 13 | 4,508 | observed |
| 1996 | 13 | 4,613 | observed |
| 1997 | 12 | 4,960 | observed |
| 1998 | 16 | 4,197 | observed |
| 1999 | 11 | 5,656 | observed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 5 | 10,556 | observed |
| 2002 | 5 | 10,667 | observed |
| 2003 | 5 | 10,894 | observed |
| 2004 | 24 | 3,735 | observed |
| 2005 | 12 | 6,226 | observed |
| 2006 | 8 | 8,732 | observed |
| 2007 | 14 | 5,901 | observed |
| 2008 | 17 | 5,249 | observed |
| 2009 | 10 | 7,692 | observed |
| 2010 | 18 | 5,047 | observed |
| 2011 | 10 | 7,502 | observed |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,158 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | observed |
| 2014 | 9 | 8,130 | observed |
| 2015 | 8 | 8,744 | observed |
| 2016 | 16 | 5,555 | observed |
| 2017 | 12 | 6,685 | observed |
| 2018 | 6 | 10,760 | observed |
| 2019 | 12 | 6,777 | observed |
| 2020 | 17 | 5,235 | observed |
| 2021 | 19 | 4,936 | observed |
| 2022 | 12 | 6,828 | observed |
| 2023 | 18 | 5,255 | observed |
| 2024 | 7 | 9,894 | observed |
| 2025 | 14 | 6,143 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Tully” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
