Cullen Boy
How popular is Cullen?
#1,108 boy name in 2025
194 baby boys were named Cullen in the US in 2025, making it the 1108th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Cullen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,108 for boys (▲ 18 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 194 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-61% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #570 in 2015, #688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (679 boys) |
| Highest rank | #413 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cullen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cullen family of names ranked #968 for boys in 2025 (#974 the year before), with 208 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cullen | 194 | 93% |
| Kullen | 14 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Cullen is most popular
Babies named Cullen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.8 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.7 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.4 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Alabama: 0.4 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.3 per 1,000 (34 boys)
Cullen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | #640 |
| 1890s | 29 | #856 |
| 1900s | 33 | #836 |
| 1910s | 243 | #981 |
| 1920s | 308 | #1,086 |
| 1930s | 226 | #1,251 |
| 1940s | 231 | #1,170 |
| 1950s | 250 | #1,279 |
| 1960s | 323 | #1,097 |
| 1970s | 647 | #875 |
| 1980s | 1,183 | #741 |
| 1990s | 3,219 | #505 |
| 2000s | 3,240 | #485 |
| 2010s | 5,067 | #413 |
| 2020s | 1,572 | #688 |
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Questions
- Is Cullen a boy or girl name?
- Cullen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cullen were boys.
- How popular is the name Cullen?
- 194 baby boys were named Cullen in the US in 2025, making it the 1108th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Cullen most popular?
- Cullen peaked in 2010, when 679 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #413 in 2010.
- How many people are named Cullen?
- 16,703 babies have been named Cullen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,327 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Cullen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cullen was most common in Mississippi, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.