Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Cullen

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cullen
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2010

Peak era

2010

Peak rank proxy

679

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20102024

Peak year

2010

Decline from peak

72.5%

2024

187

All-time

16,394

Cullen is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2010, when 679 boys were named Cullen.

In 2024, only 187 boys were given the name.

Down 72.5% from its peak.

All told, about 16,394 Americans have been named Cullen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2010

2010679 boys named Cullen

2024187 boys named Cullen

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