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Meaning

The name Cullen has the following meaning:

A young, good-looking man.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Cullen is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 658 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Cullen rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 297 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 485 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Cullen in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Cullen is pronounced as kull-un

Origins

Cullen originates from the Gaelic language.
See other suggested Gaelic boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Cullen and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Cullen: Boys - Alan, Bryant, Camden, Conley, Connor, Craig, Dailey, Daray, Darrah, Darren, Demond, Girls - Deirdre, Lular, Both genders - Brogan, Casey, Corey, Daly, Darcy, Devin

Variants

Style

We think the name Cullen should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Cullen to be: Mysterious and interesting chap

In one word, you might describe Cullen as a(n) "mysterious" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Cullen (or its variants) are:

Cullen Murphy, born on 1 September, a famous writer. Cullen Murphy's background: An American writer and editor probably best known for his work at The Atlantic Monthly, where he served as managing editor (1985–2002) and editor (2002-2006).

J. Cullen Landis, born on 9 July, a famous actor. J. Cullen Landis's background: A US motion picture actor. He made eighty-two movies from 1916 to the 1930s.

Cullen Benjamin Bailey , born on 26 February, a famous athlete. Cullen Benjamin Bailey 's background: An Australian cricketer. He is a leg-spin bowler, who represents South Australia in the Ford Ranger Cup and Pura Cup, the Australian domestic cricket competitions.
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