Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Halle

Gender

Male

Origin

Norse
rock
English
Variant of Halley or Hayley

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Halle

Pronunciation

ha(l)-le

Famous People

Actress Halle Berry

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #9935, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #316, 971 births); most recent 2025 (rank #595, 491 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–491
2024–524
2023–424
2022–415
2021–392
2020–313
2019–330
2018–301
2017–276
2016–278

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 2019 (rank #197, 248 births); most recent 2025 (rank #316, 138 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025138
2024160
2023212
2022205
2021217
2020202
2019248
2018221
2017226
2016200

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 Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #250, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #353, 11 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202511
202412
202317
20226
202110
20209
201911
201810
201717
20167

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 2023 (rank #117, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #204, 19 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202519
202423
202338
202232
202132
202028
201938
201838
201729
201637

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

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #206, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #290, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20244
20236
2022–
20219
20203
2019–
20188
20175
2016–

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

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #151, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #187, 16 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202316
202216
202123
202015
201913
201813
201713
20168
201510
201417

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence