Boys' name · since 1960
Cully
Cully has 250 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 250
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
250 boys have been named Cully since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cully recorded 250 times among boys since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2020.
- #11,658 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 250 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cully ranks #11,658 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 250
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cully's 250 recorded births place it above 74.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cully's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cully splits its recorded history at 1986: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cully popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2020
- Peak year (1960)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Cully by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (89 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Cully's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Cully births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
89 births
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 89 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cully's data
- Cully's decade-level peak was the 1960s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cully: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1960–2020 (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 Cully 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.