Cullen
About Cullen
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.
Pronounced KUL-en.
As of October 2026, Cullen ranked #1108 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #413 in 2010.
Editor's take: The name Cullen is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "holly tree".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #604 | 447 | 232.7 |
| 2015 | #570 | 492 | 256.7 |
| 2016 | #546 | 529 | 278.8 |
| 2017 | #519 | 556 | 300.4 |
| 2018 | #589 | 464 | 255.5 |
| 2019 | #650 | 411 | 229.1 |
| 2020 | #688 | 370 | 214.4 |
| 2021 | #745 | 342 | 195.5 |
| 2022 | #901 | 258 | 147.8 |
| 2023 | #1,002 | 219 | 128 |
| 2024 | #1,129 | 187 | 108.5 |
| 2025 | #1,108 | 194 | 113.6 |
World rankings
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Cullen on lists
Famous Cullens
- 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"