Names / Boy names
Cullen
Current rank
#1,108
and easing
All-time peak
#413
in 2010
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
16,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #413 in 2010 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Cullen first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 2010, at #413 nationally. Across all years, more than 16,700 children have been named this.