Cullen

Irish

"holly tree"

Cullen Origin and Meaning

The name Cullen is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "holly tree".

Cullen is an appealing Irish surname name that upped its cool factor considerably when it became the Twilight family name of Edward et al. It's considerably less popular than it was at its peak in 2010, but is still widely used.

Cullen Jenkins was a defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles.

Cullen Rank in US Top 1000

# 998 in the US

Cullen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 999 on Nameberry

Cullen Popularity

• 998 US 2023
• 999 Nameberry 2024
• 379 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Cullen

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Cullen.

• Callum
• Brennan
• Fitzgerald
• Holden
• Sullivan
• Cian
• Lachlan
• Killian
• Kellan
• Cohen
• Rhett
• Cillian
• Kieran
• Colm
• Brooks
• Kellen
• Ronan
• Flynn
• Callahan
• Lincoln

Famous People Named Cullen

• Cullen Jenkins American football player
• Cullen Loeffler American football player
• Cullen Jones American swimmer
• Countee Cullen American poet
• Cullen Byington American vlogger (as part of Cullen & Katie)
• Cullen Potter (b. 2007) son of ice hockey player Jenny Schmidgall,Potter

Cullen in Pop Culture

• Edward Cullen character in the Twilight Saga, and family Alice, Emmett, Carlisle, Esme, and later Bella and Renesmee Cullen
• Cullen Rutherford character in the Dragon Age video game series
• Cullen Bohannon character on TV's "Hell on Wheels"