Aedan vs Cullen
Aedan and Cullencompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Aedan was ranked #785 and Cullen #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aedan was ranked #1675 and Cullen #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Aedan and Cullen over time
Aedan and Cullen appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Cullen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aedan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aedan and Cullen changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1675 and #5119.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Aedan #382 in 1997, Cullen #337 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Aedan held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Cullen in 4.
Highest recorded here: Aedan #710 in 2003, Cullen #1052 in 1997.
The order changed in 2022: Aedan moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #3017 and #1860; by 2022 that had become #2320 and #4001.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aedan #1675, Cullen #5119.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1997–2024
Aedan held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Cullen in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aedan #382 in 1997, Cullen #337 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aedan #785, Cullen #520.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aedan | Cullen |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aedan and Cullen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aedan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Cullen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys