Boys' name · since 1980
Cullan
Cullan has 329 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 329
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cullan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 329 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Cullan recorded 329 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2019.
- #10,089 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 329 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cullan ranks #10,089 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 329 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 329
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cullan's 329 recorded births place it above 77.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cullan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cullan's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cullan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2019
- Peak year (1994)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Cullan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (119 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Cullan's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Cullan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 119 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Cullan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2010s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cullan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cullan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.