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How popular is the name Cullen?
Births per year, rank history and how many Cullens are alive today.
Cullen (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 2952nd in 2025 and given to 7 babies. The name peaked in 2012, when 20 babies were given the name, the 1270th most popular that year. It has declined since 2012; the 2025 figure is roughly 35% of its peak.
The Cullen you are most likely to meet is around 15 years old - or else around 30: the name has two living generations. Half of all Cullens born in England and Wales are between 11 and 29, and there are at least 350 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Cullen - on average, only one in every 866 such rooms contains a Cullen.
How many babies are named Cullen each year?
Where does Cullen rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Cullen most popular?
Cullen peaked in 2012, when 20 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Cullen?
At least 350 people named Cullen born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Cullen?
Most living Cullens are between 11 and 29; the most common age is about 15. There is a second cluster around 30.
Is Cullen becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2012 peak.