Given name & surname
Rulon
“a spirited man”
Rulon is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rulon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,049
- 1,049 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 25 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 551 as a first name in 2020; 556 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.
Rulon’s family of names
Rulon has a related form in Rullon. Rulon has a related form in Rullonn. Rulon has a related form in Rulonn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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