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Boy's name · #1108 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave
Cullen's best rank, #413, came in 2010; it has settled back to #1108 today. Roughly 17,000 boys have been named Cullen since 1880.
Cullen climbed sharply in 2009, with SSA suggesting Edward Cullen from Twilight as an influence.
In recent years, Cullen ran about 5× its national rate in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#372 in Ireland (2025) · #395 in N. Ireland (2025) · #2,095 in Canada (2025) · #2,952 in England & Wales (2025) · #9,083 in Italy (2023) · #435 in New Zealand (2020) · #711 in Scotland (2020).
Among 49 notable people named Cullen:
Sports figures appear 2.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cullen Jones, American swimmer (born 1984).
Similar names: Kellen · Kurt · Brennan · Braden · Aden · Callen
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