Halen
Halen, formerly Haelen, is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Limburg, to the west of Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Halen had a total population of 9,461. The total area is 36.29 km2 which gives a population density of 261 inhabitants per km2.
Meaning & Origin of Halen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Halen, formerly Haelen, is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Limburg, to the west of Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Halen had a total population of 9,461. The total area is 36.29 km2 which gives a population density of 261 inhabitants per km2.
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The Story of Halen
As a girl name
Halen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1987, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 51 Halens were born — ranking #3,175 that year. As of 2026, Halen ranks #3,698 for girls with 41 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 889 Halens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Halen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 64 Halens were born — ranking #2,193 that year. As of 2026, Halen ranks #2,439 for boys with 57 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Halens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Halen
Halen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Halen's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,193. Use the chart and map above to compare Halen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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