Recorded 1980–2019 Boys' name Peak 1994 329 births

Cullan — boys' name

329 babies named Cullan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s1192000s892010s96
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Cullan was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

22 babies were named Cullan in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cullan

The Social Security Administration has registered 329 babies named Cullan between 1980 and 2019, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cullan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cullan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cullan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cullan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 329 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cullan at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

329

Since 1980

40 years of records

Peak year

1994

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1980

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2019

Cullan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1980

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1994)
22
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
0510152025 201920132009200420001996199219861980 5

Cullan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
119 births that decade — 36% of Cullan's all-time total
1980s251990s1192000s892010s96

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cullan?
329 babies have been named Cullan since 1980. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1994 with 22 births.
When was Cullan most popular?
Cullan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Cullan been used?
Cullan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 40 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Cullan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cullen, Cullin, Cully, Culver, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.