Boys' name · since 1991
Kullen
Kullen has 790 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,283 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 790
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kullen is the #6283 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 790 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kullen has been recorded 790 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #6283 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #5,949 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,283 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 790 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kullen ranks #5,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,283 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 790 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,283 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 790
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kullen's 790 recorded births place it above 86.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Kullen compares
790 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kullen's all-time total is 114% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kullen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 790 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kullen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kullen's full recorded timeline at 2008, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kullen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kullen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (408 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Kullen's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kullen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 108
1990s
108 births
- 2000s 154
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
408 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 408 births (52% of all-time use).
How Kullen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kullen's total volume
Kullen by state
Where Kullen concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 73 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 39 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
73 of 790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kullen's data
- Kullen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (408 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kullens (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
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 Kullen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Kullen 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.