Cullen
3% girls · 97% boys
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.
Cullen is also given to girls, where it ranks #13590 in the US.
Pronounced KUL-en.
As of October 2026, Cullen ranked #13590 for girls and #1108 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #9043 for girls in 1974 and #413 for boys in 2010, Nameberry popularity #900 for boys.
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
Cullen for boys
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Cullen on lists
Famous Cullens
- Harper Kennedy CullenGirl
American & Canadian actress
- Elizabeth Clare CullenGirl
Australian actress
- Cullen JenkinsBoy
American football player
- Cullen LoefflerBoy
American football player
- Cullen JonesBoy
American swimmer
- Countee CullenBoy
American poet
- Cullen ByingtonBoy
American vlogger (as part of Cullen & Katie)
- Cullen Potter (b. 2007)Boy
son of ice hockey player Jenny Schmidgall,Potter
Cullen in pop culture
- Edward CullenBoy
character in the Twilight Saga, and family Alice, Emmett, Carlisle, Esme, and later Bella and Renesmee Cullen
- Cullen RutherfordBoy
character in the Dragon Age video game series
- Cullen BohannonBoy
character on TV's "Hell on Wheels"