Fun Facts About the Name Tully
- More than 1 thousand babies named Tully: U.S. records list 1,244 babies given the name Tully from 1880 through 2025. Even 199 girls received the name Tully - about 1 girl for every 5 boys.
What Does the Name Tully Mean?
Tully is an English form of an Irish surname, usually from Gaelic Ó Maoltuile, meaning "descendant of Maoltuile." The personal name Maoltuile is commonly explained as "devotee of God's will," from maol, literally "bald" or "tonsured" and used in early Irish names for a devotee, plus a word for "will."
In Ulster, Tully can instead represent Ó Taithligh, from the personal name Taithleach. The meaning of Taithleach is uncertain, so this second Irish source does not yield a secure translation.
Tully is also an English rendering of the Roman family name Tullius, familiar from Marcus Tullius Cicero, whom English writers often called Tully. The meaning of Tullius is uncertain, and this Roman name is not related to the Irish surname.
Tully Name History & Origins
The Irish surname behind the given name is patronymic: it is formed with Ó, "descendant of," before the personal name Maoltuile. English records dropped the Ó and shortened the Gaelic name to Tully. The surname is associated with the Irish midlands, particularly County Offaly, where Ó Maoltuile was an ecclesiastical family name.
A second Irish surname, Ó Taithligh, from the personal name Taithleach, was also anglicized as Tully, especially in Ulster. Because two different Gaelic names could produce the same English form, not every Tully family shares a single Irish origin.
In English writing, Tully has also served as a familiar name for the Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero, after his family name Tullius. As a first name, Tully is chiefly a transferred use of the Irish surname; the Cicero usage is a separate English tradition.
How Popular is the Name Tully?
Tully has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #1,293 in 1900.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,896 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #3,941 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2023 | #4,554 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #5,778 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #6,666 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #14,952 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,422 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #15,536 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #14,220 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #16,385 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #19,343 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #14,844 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #20,360 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #17,006 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #19,009 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #13,426 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,418 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #10,786 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #5,439 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #7,217 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #5,091 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #5,432 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #7,137 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #12,020 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #7,062 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,770 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #9,492 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,729 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #10,639 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,811 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #8,023 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #5,231 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #8,260 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #5,470 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,240 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #9,514 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #6,604 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #3,851 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #12,642 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,360 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #12,195 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #6,011 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #4,396 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,265 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #4,857 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #4,767 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #6,329 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #5,745 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #4,847 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #6,481 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #4,654 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,878 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #4,427 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #3,502 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #3,866 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #4,032 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #7,270 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,444 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,589 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #4,478 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #6,195 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #4,821 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #4,141 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,806 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #2,589 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #3,070 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #2,933 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #3,206 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #2,814 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #2,963 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #3,059 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #2,677 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #2,438 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #4,512 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,923 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,466 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #2,399 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,663 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,661 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #2,231 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #2,529 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #3,271 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #3,542 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,011 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,195 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,186 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #2,434 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,351 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,051 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,004 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #2,773 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #2,396 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #3,304 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,005 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,475 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #3,112 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,087 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1938 | #2,315 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #3,978 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #2,610 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #4,108 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,255 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #2,528 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1932 | #2,829 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #2,769 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,960 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1927 | #4,181 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #2,894 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #2,742 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #3,009 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #4,835 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #2,335 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1921 | #4,922 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,102 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #3,350 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #3,934 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #2,909 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #3,050 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1914 | #2,437 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1913 | #2,783 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1900 | #1,293 | 6 | 0.0040% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Tully Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You like to control everyone within your influence, to shape things to your own liking. If positive, you develop high spirituality, as you have a God's protection. You are sensitive, affectionate, imaginative and cooperative, spiritually aware and prone to self-sacrifice. You can keep secrets and are a good diplomat. You may have healing and psychic powers. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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