Recorded 1970–2015 Boys' name Peak 1971 80 births

Culley — boys' name

80 babies named Culley in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s71990s62000s202010s10
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Culley was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

11 babies were named Culley in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Culley

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Culley between 1970 and 2015, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Culley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Culley performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Culley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Culley 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 80 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.

Culley at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

80

Since 1970

46 years of records

Peak year

1971

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1970

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2015

Culley popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1971)
11
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 201520112007200320011996198019771976197519711970 6

Culley by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 46% of Culley's all-time total
1970s371980s71990s62000s202010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Culley?
80 babies have been named Culley since 1970. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1971 with 11 births.
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.

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, 1970–2015 (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.