Hulett
A masculine name of Polish origin meaning "life's journeyer".
Name Census estimates that about 4 living Americans carry the first name Hulett. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hulett today is around 80 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hulett births was 1921 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hulett. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Hulett is about 80 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Huletts were born before 1956.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Hulett. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
4
~ 1 in 85,688,585 Americans
Peak year
1921
9 babies that year
Average age
80
years old
1942 SSA rank
#3,376
Tracked since 1916
Popularity
Hulett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hulett from the 1910s through to the 1940s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 24 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hulett by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hulett during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hulett
The name Hulett is believed to have originated in the medieval Norman French culture of northwestern France and the English Channel islands. Its earliest roots can be traced back to the 11th century. Hulett is likely a diminutive form derived from the Old French name Hulot, itself a pet form of the Germanic name Huldric or Hulric.
The name Hulot finds some earliest mentions in historical manuscripts and records from the 11th century onwards, primarily in areas of northwestern France that were under Norman rule at the time. There are indications that the name Hulot may have referred to a young wolf or wolf cub, though the precise origin remains uncertain.
As the Normans expanded their influence across Europe, including their conquest of England in 1066, the name Hulett and its variants would have spread alongside them. Early examples of the name Hulett can be found in English records dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Hulett was Hulett de Moulins, a Norman knight who participated in the Third Crusade under King Richard I of England in the late 12th century. Another notable figure was Hulett de Cherbourg, a 13th-century Norman nobleman and landowner in the English Channel islands.
During the Middle Ages, the name Hulett also appeared in various religious texts and chronicles, often associated with minor nobility or clergy. For instance, Brother Hulett was a Benedictine monk who served as a scribe and illuminator in the Abbey of Saint-Ouen in Rouen, France, in the 15th century.
In later centuries, the name Hulett continued to be used, though it remained relatively rare. Among the more notable individuals were Hulett Vaughan (1615-1676), an English politician and member of the House of Commons during the English Civil War, and Hulett Underhill (1789-1871), an American farmer and pioneer settler in western New York state.
Other historical figures with the first name Hulett include Hulett Carlyle (1823-1897), a Scottish-born Canadian merchant and politician in Ontario; Hulett Cooke (1847-1919), an American lawyer and judge in Missouri; and Hulett Merritt (1861-1945), a Canadian businessman and founder of the Merritt Logging Company in British Columbia.
People
Hulett + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hulett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hulett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hulett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hulett going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 US residents.
Is Hulett a common name?
We classify Hulett as "Very Rare". It ranks above 6.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 48 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hulett most popular?
The single biggest year for Hulett was 1921, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hulett is about 80 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hulett in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hulett a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hulett in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Hulett still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hulett in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hulett can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Hulett?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.