Boy name
Cullen
Cullen holds the #1108 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 194 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #688 in 2020 to #1108 today. Its strongest year on record was 2010 (#413 nationally, 679 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Louisiana (#450 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#1108
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#413
in 2010 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
194
boys named Cullen
Cullen popularity, 1880–2025
Where Cullen is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#450), Mississippi (#522), Minnesota (#511)
Uniqueness score
55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cullen in the most recent year of SSA data.