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Cullen
OriginIrish
Meaning"holly tree"
GenderBoy
US Rank#998
Top 1000
NB Rank#1101
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About Cullen
The name Cullen is currently ranked #998 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #413 in 2010. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in CULLEN, CULLEN, and CULLEN. Cullen is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
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 |
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- Cullen Jenkins
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- Cullen Jones
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- Countee Cullen
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- Cullen Byington
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- 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"
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