Pronunciation
Cull-in
Meaning
Mythological smith association
Fun fact
Culann is the smith whose hound gives Cúchulainn his famous name. After killing the hound, the young hero offers to guard Culann’s home himself.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Culann, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#372Rank among boy names in 202510Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #372 |
| 2024 | 15 | #275 |
| 2023 | 17 | #254 |
| 2022 | 8 | #429 |
| 2021 | 14 | #312 |
| 2020 | 13 | #324 |
| 2019 | 12 | #335 |
| 2018 | 11 | #350 |
| 2017 | 9 | #394 |
| 2016 | 15 | #298 |
| 2015 | 8 | #421 |
| 2014 | 7 | #468 |
| 2013 | 7 | #448 |
| 2012 | 10 | #379 |
| 2011 | 4 | #623 |
| 2010 | 5 | #542 |
| 2009 | 5 | #532 |
| 2008 | 7 | #444 |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | 3 | #596 |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | 6 | #351 |
| 2003 | 4 | #423 |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | 3 | #382 |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.