Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Hulen 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hulen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 469
- 469 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1959. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 181 as a first name in 2020; 1,230 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.
Hulen’s family of names
In English usage, Hulen as a surname has a related form in HULIN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Hulen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Harden
“from the hare's valley”
>99% boys
Hubert
“having a shining intellect”
>99% boys
Hilton
“a wealthy woman” · “from the town on the hill”
85% boys · 15% girls
Olen
“filled with happiness”
>99% boys
Harmon
“a soldier”
91% boys · 9% girls
Rueben
>99% boys
Urban
“city-dweller” · “from the city”
>99% boys
Herman
“a soldier”
>99% boys