NameTides

Cullen

Cullen was the #1,108 boys' name in the US in 2025 (194 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Cullen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cullen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Cullen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,108 (194)#2,952 (7)—#395 (3)#372 (10)#2,095 (9)
2024#1,126 (189)#5,120 (3)——#520 (6)#1,654 (12)
2023#1,003 (219)#3,524 (5)——#436 (8)#2,123 (8)
2022#901 (258)#4,002 (4)———#1,142 (19)
2021#745 (342)#1,860 (12)——#631 (4)#1,230 (17)
2020#688 (370)#2,404 (8)#711 (3)—#556 (5)#1,038 (21)
2019#650 (411)#2,266 (9)#701 (3)—#564 (5)#819 (29)
2018#590 (464)#2,259 (9)#516 (5)—#350 (11)#642 (40)
2017#519 (556)#2,172 (10)#602 (4)—#443 (7)#637 (40)
2016#546 (529)#1,903 (12)#486 (6)—#541 (5)#513 (56)
2015#570 (492)#2,150 (10)#426 (7)—#554 (5)#479 (59)
2014#604 (447)#2,459 (8)#439 (7)—#364 (11)#954 (23)
2013#574 (447)#2,403 (8)#520 (5)—#479 (6)#944 (23)
2012#549 (474)#1,270 (20)#669 (3)—#457 (7)#966 (22)
2011#472 (568)#1,342 (18)#304 (12)—#455 (7)#744 (31)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2010 at #413.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cullen is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,200 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cullen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #511MNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #773INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #569KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #569NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #450LAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: #573ALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,217TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Cullen (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Cullen (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CullenCanadaBoys#2,0959
CullenEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
CullenIrelandBoys#37210
CullenNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
CullenScotlandBoys—too few
CullenUSGirls#13,2086
CullenUSBoys#1,108194