Is Cullen a boy or girl name?
Cullen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 187 boys were named Cullen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 16,500 US babies named Cullen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,129
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cullen since 1880
- 16,500
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 685 babies
Boys and girls named Cullen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 243 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 308 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 226 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 231 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 250 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 323 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 647 | 10 | 1.5% |
| 1980s | 1,183 | 20 | 1.7% |
| 1990s | 3,219 | 27 | 0.8% |
| 2000s | 3,240 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 5,066 | 38 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 1,376 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 187 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 219 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 258 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 342 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 370 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 411 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 464 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 556 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 529 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 492 | #570 | 5 | #17,043 |
| 2014 | 447 | #604 | 5 | #17,165 |
| 2013 | 447 | #574 | 8 | #12,254 |
| 2012 | 473 | #550 | 8 | #12,480 |
| 2011 | 568 | #472 | 6 | #15,263 |
| 2010 | 679 | #413 | 6 | #15,409 |
| 2009 | 562 | #485 | 5 | #17,942 |
| 2008 | 283 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 286 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 260 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 278 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 270 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 284 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 318 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 336 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 363 | #567 | 6 | #13,551 |
| 1999 | 353 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 374 | #535 | 7 | #11,390 |
| 1997 | 405 | #505 | 6 | #12,423 |
| 1996 | 392 | #517 | 7 | #10,827 |
| 1995 | 400 | #509 | 7 | #10,761 |
| 1994 | 301 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 337 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 293 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 198 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 166 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 177 | #745 | 5 | #12,811 |
| 1988 | 162 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 146 | #757 | 5 | #11,685 |
| 1986 | 122 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 100 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 90 | #925 | 5 | #10,754 |
| 1983 | 97 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 89 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 102 | #882 | 5 | #10,751 |
| 1980 | 98 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 99 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 77 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 72 | #981 | 5 | #9,590 |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 77 | #927 | 5 | #9,043 |
| 1973 | 56 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 36 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 53 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 62 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 50 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 39 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 33 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 34 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 33 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 20 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 34 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 37 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,707 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 39 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 34 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 35 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 27 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #645 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cullen reached #413 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #9,043 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cullen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.