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Cullen

Boy

Meaning of Cullen: Irish: 'holly tree'

Cullen is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1084th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1084

200 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

16,703

First recorded 1880 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 107 babies1982: 89 babies1983: 97 babies1984: 95 babies1985: 100 babies1986: 122 babies1987: 151 babies1988: 162 babies1989: 182 babies1990: 166 babies19901991: 198 babies1992: 293 babies1993: 337 babies1994: 301 babies1995: 407 babies1996: 399 babies1997: 411 babies1998: 381 babies1999: 353 babies2000: 369 babies20002001: 336 babies2002: 318 babies2003: 284 babies2004: 270 babies2005: 278 babies2006: 260 babies2007: 286 babies2008: 283 babies2009: 567 babies2010: 685 babies20102011: 574 babies2012: 482 babies2013: 455 babies2014: 452 babies2015: 497 babies2016: 529 babies2017: 556 babies2018: 464 babies2019: 411 babies2020: 370 babies20202021: 342 babies2022: 258 babies2023: 219 babies2024: 189 babies2025: 200 babies
US babies named Cullen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 685.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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