Total births
403
Boys' name · since 1917
Cullin
Cullin has 403 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 403
- total births
- 1917–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Cullin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 403 recorded since 1917.
Cullin has 403 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2020.
- 403 total births
- 1917–2020 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
403 boys have been named Cullin since 1917, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.
- 403
- total births
- 1917–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Cullin was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
23 babies were named Cullin in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Cullin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cullin's full recorded timeline at 2003, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cullin at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1917
Cullin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2020
- Peak year (2000)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Cullin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Cullin's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Cullin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 156 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cullin? ▼
Cullin has been given to 403 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 23 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Cullin most popular? ▼
Cullin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Cullin been used? ▼
Cullin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 104 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Cullin? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cullen, Cullan, Cully, Culver, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Cullin's data
- Cullin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cullin
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1917–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cullin: Baby Name Since 1917 - 403 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cullin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cullin 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 July 2026.