Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Hulett as a surname is a diminutive of Hugh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hulett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 48
- 48 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 9 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 6 in 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,235 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.
Hulett’s family of names
In English usage, Hulett as a surname is a diminutive of Hugh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hulett
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Hulett, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hilbert
“battle”
>99% boys
Homer
“a tomboyish woman” · “of the pledge; an epic poet”
>99% boys
Hilton
“a wealthy woman” · “from the town on the hill”
85% boys · 15% girls
Harden
“from the hare's valley”
>99% boys
Heard
“herd”
>99% boys
Milner
“miller”
>99% boys
Lytle
“small, (ironic) big, not much, younger”
>99% boys
Rupert
“one who is bright with fame”
>99% boys