Culley
Culley is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Culley C. Carson III, American urologist Culley Rikard (1914–2000), American baseball player
Meaning & Origin of Culley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Culley is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Culley C. Carson III, American urologist Culley Rikard (1914–2000), American baseball player
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The Story of Culley
Culley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 11 Culleys were born — ranking #2,971 that year. As of 2026, Culley ranks #12,084 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Culleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Culley
Culley is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Culley's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #2,971. Use the chart and map above to compare Culley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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