Given name & surname
Cully
“an attractive lady”·“a good-looking young man”
Cully is a variant of Cullen. Interpretations include “an attractive lady” (Irish) and “a good-looking young man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cully is a variant of Cullen. Interpretations include “an attractive lady” (Irish) and “a good-looking young man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cully is a variant of Cullen. An origin associated with Cullen is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cully through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 250
- 250 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 31 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 342 as a first name in 2020; 1,236 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cully’s family of names
Cully has a related form in Cullen. In English usage, Cully as a surname has a related form in Culley. In English usage, Cully as a surname has a related form in Culley.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cully
- Cully DahlstromAmerican ice hockey player (1913-1998)
- Cully Richardsactor (1908-1978)
- Cully HamnerAmerican comic book artistborn 1969
- Cully WilsonCanadian ice hockey player (1892-1962)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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