Gender: Boy
Meaning: Holly tree, young animal
Origin: Irish Gaelic
Popularity: Ranked #1129 in 2024 with 187 babies born.
History: Cullen is an anglicization of the Irish 'Ó Coileáin,' related to the word for whelp or young animal, or from 'cuileann,' meaning holly. It has roots in County Cork, Ireland. The name gained a significant modern boost from the Cullen vampire family in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Cullen? About 1 in 17,799 babies born in 2024 were named Cullen, or roughly 0.5 per day in the United States.
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