Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Hala

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
halo

Pronunciation

ha-la

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1919 (rank #3392, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #2553, 70 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2933, 57 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–57
2024–46
2023–38
2022–44
2021–39
2020–49
2019–48
2018–53
2017–63
2016–62

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #863, 41 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202541
202431
202321
202218
202122
202018
201920
201819
201721
201620

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #2291, 13 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3063, 8 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20228
20216
202011
20197
201812
20179
201610
201513
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #760, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence