Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kullen isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kullen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 790
- 790 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,299 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,299 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 64 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 637 as a first name in 2020; 139 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.
Kullen’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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