How Many People Are Named Cullen?
people named Cullen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 22,365 people in the US has this name
Based on 16,703 babies named Cullen in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
685 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname, either CULLEN (1) or CULLEN (2).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cullen, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cullen alive today is about 22 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cullen first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2010, to 685 babies. In 2025, 200 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cullen has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #413, in 2010. In 2025 it ranked #1,108.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,108 |
| Best rank | #413 (2010) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #552 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cullen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cullen were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,558 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cullen was given 4.4 times as often in Louisiana, 3.5 times in Minnesota and 2.8 times in North Dakota.
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