Cullen
Cullen was the 1108th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 194 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 413th with 679 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 538 places. More babies were named Cullen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,108 boys, down 420 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 194boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010679 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,703babies recorded
Cullen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 112 since 1974, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,108 | 194 |
| 2020 | #688 | 370 |
| 2010 | #413 | 679 |
| 2000 | #567 | 363 |
| 1990 | #787 | 166 |
| 1980 | #906 | 98 |
| 1970 | #1,035 | 62 |
| 1960 | #1,253 | 39 |
| 1950 | #1,832 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,529 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,437 | 26 |
| 1920 | #1,512 | 25 |
| 1910 | #1,059 | 10 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #645 | 9 |
How popular is Cullen, counting every spelling?
Cullen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,006 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,108 for Cullen on its own. Together these spellings went to 208 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen | 194 | #1,108 | 1,202 |
| Kullen | 14 | #6,299 | 94 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cullen?
194 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cullen (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cullen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cullen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cullen?
About 15,100 people born in the US named Cullen are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 31. That makes Cullen mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cullen by state
How common Cullen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.6×), Louisiana (5.0×), Minnesota (3.2×), Alabama (2.6×), South Carolina (2.4×). In 21 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cullen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cullen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cullen
How popular is the name Cullen?
Cullen was the 1108th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 194 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 413th with 679 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 538 places. More babies were named Cullen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cullen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cullen in the US.
Where is Cullen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cullen was most common in Mississippi (0.77 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Minnesota.