Cullen
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning handsome; from the surname Cullen.
How Cullen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #570 |
| 2016 | #546 |
| 2017 | #519 |
| 2018 | #589 |
| 2019 | #650 |
| 2020 | #689 |
| 2021 | #744 |
| 2022 | #908 |
| 2023 | #998 |
Cullen by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Cullen. In the US, 555 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 678 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cullen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Collenyoung man; a form of Colm11 in the US (2017)
- Callen489 in the US (2017)
- Cullin7 in the US (2017)
- Collinyoung warrior; variant of colin or caitlin997 in the US (2017)
- Callanpowerful warrior; a form of cailean393 in the US (2017)
- Coltendark settlement or coal town; a respelling of Colton358 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cullen
Names that are said the same way as Cullen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kullen32 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Cullen, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Beauhandsome487 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alanfair or handsome2,441 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cullen
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