Recorded 1960–2020 Boys' name Peak 1960 250 births

Cully — boys' name

250 babies named Cully in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s891970s631980s161990s432000s162010s162020s7
1960s
Peak decade

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

1960
Single peak year

31 babies were named Cully in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cully

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Cully between 1960 and 2020, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cully currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cully performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Cully shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cully 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 250 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.

Cully at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

250

Since 1960

61 years of records

Peak year

1960

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1960

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2020

Cully popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1960

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1960)
31
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
010203040 202020081998199219791974196919631960 31

Cully by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
89 births that decade — 36% of Cully's all-time total
1960s891970s631980s161990s432000s162010s162020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cully?
250 babies have been named Cully since 1960. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1960 with 31 births.
When was Cully most popular?
Cully was most popular in the 1960s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Cully been used?
Cully has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 61 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Cully?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cullen, Cullin, Cullan, 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, 1960–2020 (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.