Girls' name · peaked in 2002
Halle name popularity since 1925
16,657 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Halle. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Halle is about 20 years old in 2026. Halle peaked in 2002 as the #316 name for girls, and it ranked #596 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,657
- Named Halle, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #596
- for girls in 2025 (491 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 16,651 girls · 6 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 5.66× its national share
Peak year is the year Halle made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Halle births per year, 1925–2025
2002 was the biggest year for Halle both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1997 and 2002, Halle became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 4,680 baby girls to 1 in 1,850.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 3,360 to 1 in 5,910.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Halle's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Halle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Halle in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 19 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 101 | 0 | #4,989 |
| 1970s | 150 | 0 | #3,551 |
| 1980s | 203 | 0 | #3,350 |
| 1990s | 2,789 | 0 | #695 |
| 2000s | 7,116 | 6 | #421 |
| 2010s | 3,702 | 0 | #909 |
| 2020–25 | 2,566 | 0 | #596 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
59.8% of babies named Halle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Halle is most popular
The index compares Halle's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Halle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5.66× | 740 |
| Minnesota | 2.00× | 559 |
| Washington | 1.99× | 512 |
| Kansas | 1.96× | 307 |
| Iowa | 1.70× | 331 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Halle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Halle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Halle (2002).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data