Cullen
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #1,108 for boys in 2025, 194 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2010 · 679 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 16,591since 1880
Cullen over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Cullen has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #1,108 | 194 |
| 2024 | — | #1,126 | 189 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,003 | 219 | |
| 2022 | — | #901 | 258 | |
| 2021 | — | #745 | 342 | |
| 2020 | — | #688 | 370 | |
| 2019 | — | #650 | 411 | |
| 2018 | — | #590 | 464 | |
| 2017 | — | #519 | 556 | |
| 2016 | — | #546 | 529 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #570 | 492 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #604 | 447 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #574 | 447 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #549 | 474 |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #472 | 568 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #413 | 679 |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #485 | 562 |
| 2008 | — | #782 | 283 | |
| 2007 | — | #767 | 286 | |
| 2006 | — | #792 | 260 | |
| 2005 | — | #728 | 278 | |
| 2004 | — | #710 | 270 | |
| 2003 | — | #682 | 284 | |
| 2002 | — | #619 | 318 | |
| 2001 | — | #593 | 336 | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #567 | 363 |
| 1999 | — | #565 | 353 | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #535 | 374 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #505 | 405 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #517 | 392 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #509 | 400 |
| 1994 | — | #597 | 301 | |
| 1993 | — | #552 | 337 | |
| 1992 | — | #601 | 293 | |
| 1991 | — | #720 | 198 | |
| 1990 | — | #786 | 166 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #744 | 177 |
| 1988 | — | #742 | 162 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #756 | 146 |
| 1986 | — | #821 | 122 | |
| 1985 | — | #906 | 100 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #925 | 90 |
| 1983 | — | #891 | 97 | |
| 1982 | — | #950 | 89 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #882 | 102 |
| 1980 | — | #905 | 98 | |
| 1979 | — | #875 | 99 | |
| 1978 | — | #983 | 77 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,158 | 57 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #977 | 72 |
| 1975 | — | #1,099 | 58 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #923 | 77 |
| 1973 | — | #1,082 | 56 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,418 | 36 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,127 | 53 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,031 | 62 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,097 | 50 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,217 | 39 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,507 | 26 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,484 | 27 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,720 | 21 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,371 | 33 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,659 | 23 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,403 | 31 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,368 | 34 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,252 | 39 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,280 | 37 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,593 | 24 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,511 | 27 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,335 | 33 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,458 | 28 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,628 | 22 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,630 | 22 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,553 | 23 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,667 | 20 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,519 | 23 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,440 | 24 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,536 | 19 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,683 | 17 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,170 | 34 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,629 | 19 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,187 | 31 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,458 | 21 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,439 | 22 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,528 | 20 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,273 | 28 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,386 | 24 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,251 | 28 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,584 | 20 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,394 | 25 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,428 | 26 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,611 | 21 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,293 | 32 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,242 | 34 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,164 | 37 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,380 | 29 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,696 | 21 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,140 | 39 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,086 | 42 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,505 | 25 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,321 | 29 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,192 | 34 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,291 | 28 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,206 | 30 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,082 | 35 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,101 | 27 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,137 | 17 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #640 | 9 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Cullen was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Cullen is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#229 · 1 in 856
- North Dakota#235 · 1 in 705
- Louisiana#258 · 1 in 988
- Minnesota#377 · 1 in 1,676
- Massachusetts#410 · 1 in 2,376
Best ever in a state: #120 in Louisiana, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #229 | 14 | 1 in 856 |
| North Dakota | #235 | 5 | 1 in 705 |
| Louisiana | #258 | 22 | 1 in 988 |
| Minnesota | #377 | 15 | 1 in 1,676 |
| Massachusetts | #410 | 12 | 1 in 2,376 |
| North Carolina | #413 | 25 | 1 in 2,041 |
| South Carolina | #429 | 10 | 1 in 2,026 |
| Michigan | #478 | 17 | 1 in 2,527 |
| Wisconsin | #478 | 10 | 1 in 2,433 |
| Alabama | #501 | 9 | 1 in 2,446 |
| Tennessee | #523 | 13 | 1 in 2,757 |
| Iowa | #573 | 5 | 1 in 2,811 |
| Texas | #696 | 38 | 1 in 4,503 |
| Colorado | #724 | 6 | 1 in 4,304 |
| Missouri | #756 | 6 | 1 in 4,757 |
| Pennsylvania | #781 | 10 | 1 in 5,546 |
| Georgia | #830 | 10 | 1 in 5,037 |
| Virginia | #838 | 7 | 1 in 5,587 |
| Indiana | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,460 |
| New York | #849 | 15 | 1 in 5,942 |
| Washington | #873 | 6 | 1 in 5,567 |
| New Jersey | #917 | 6 | 1 in 6,759 |
| Florida | #1,020 | 12 | 1 in 7,730 |
| Ohio | #1,233 | 5 | 1 in 10,843 |
| California | #1,597 | 10 | 1 in 18,938 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 18 spots since 2024 (#1,126 → #1,108)
- 420 spots since 2020 (#688 → #1,108)
- 538 spots since 2015 (#570 → #1,108)
- Biggest jump: 369 spots in 1905 (#1,205 → #836)
- Biggest drop: 229 spots in 1896 (#872 → #1,101)
Rise & fade · boys
130 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2010 at #413 (679 births)
- Births halved by 2022, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 56 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1978–2022
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,826
- Highest: 1 in 2,826 boys born in 2010 were named Cullen (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,805 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 30.5% of all boys named Cullen (5,067) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | #640 (1880) | #787 |
| 1890s | 29 | #857 (1894) | #969 |
| 1900s | 33 | #836 (1905) | #1,021 |
| 1910s | 243 | #982 (1911) | #1,147 |
| 1920s | 308 | #1,086 (1921) | #1,350 |
| 1930s | 226 | #1,251 (1933) | #1,480 |
| 1940s | 231 | #1,170 (1943) | #1,487 |
| 1950s | 250 | #1,280 (1959) | #1,566 |
| 1960s | 323 | #1,097 (1969) | #1,408 |
| 1970s | 647 | #875 (1979) | #1,067 |
| 1980s | 1,183 | #742 (1988) | #852 |
| 1990s | 3,219 | #505 (1997) | #589 |
| 2000s | 3,240 | #485 (2009) | #673 |
| 2010s | 5,067 | #413 (2010) | #549 |
| 2020s | 1,572 | #688 (2020) | #929 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cullen in 2021
boys
#745
342 births · 1 in 5,115 boys
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 5,115 of them was named Cullen, which outranked 94.7% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).