Given name & surname
Halen
“from the hall of light”
Halen is used as a given name and a surname. One Swedish interpretation is “from the hall of light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Swedish interpretation is “from the hall of light.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Swedish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Halen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,115
- 1,255 boys · 860 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 90
- #3,146 for girls · #3,101 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +48%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 53% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 51 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,146 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 39 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,497 as a first name in 2020; 269 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.
Halen’s family of names
Halen has a related form in Haylen. Halen has a related form in Hailin. Halen has a related form in Haylin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 26
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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