Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Hale

Gender

Male

Origin

English
hero; army ruler
From the remote valley, healthy; an English surname and a Hawaiian variant of Harry
Hawaiian

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Pronunciation

ha-le

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1917 (rank #1238, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6446, 13 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #10121, 8 births); most recent 2007 (rank #15480, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202513–
202412–
202313–
202216–
202116–
202014–
201923–
201812–
201716–
201620–

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

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #4805, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #3403, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024––
2023––
2022––
2021––
2020––
2019––
2018––
2017––
20163–

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