Boys' name · since 1970

Culley

Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Culley, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,858 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade

Culley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 80 have been recorded since 1970.

Culley has 80 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2015.

  • #18,858 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 80 born since 1970
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Culley ranks #18,858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.

#18,858 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Culley's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Culley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Culley's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Culley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1971)
11
Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
4681012 197019711975197619771980199620012003200720112015 5

Culley by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (37 births, 46% of the file).

1970s was Culley's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Culley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 37 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Culley? ▼
80 babies have been named Culley since 1970. All-time, it sits at #18,858 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1971 with 11 births.
Where does Culley sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Culley ranks #18,858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Culley most popular? ▼
Culley was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Culley been used? ▼
Culley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 46 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Culley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cullen, Cullin, Cullan, Cully, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Culley's data

  • Culley's decade-level peak was the 1970s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Culley

Nearby Names Like Culley

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Culley

Cullen Boy
#1108 16,591 births
Cullin Boy
403 births
Cullan Boy
329 births
Cully Boy
250 births
Culver Boy
164 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Heman
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Flay
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Hance
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Kiser
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Culley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–2015 (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 Culley 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.