Girl · #12,120 in 2026

Halana

Name: Popularity of the name Halana in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Halana, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Alan is a village in the Şemdinli District of Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey. The population of the village was 432 in 2023. It is populated by the Kurdish Zerzan tribe who have close links to their counterparts in Iran.

Current Rank

#12,120

Peak Rank

#8,716 (2004)

Total Babies

171

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1985

First Year

2024

Last Year

2004

Peak Year

#8716

Peak Rank

171

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Halana

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Origin & history

Hālānā (today called Alan) was inhabited by 100 Church of the East Christian families in 1877 when visited by Edward Lewes Cutts and was served by two functioning churches as part of the archdiocese of Shemsdin . It was destroyed by the Ottoman Army in 1915 amidst the Sayfo .

The Story of Halana

American parents first put Halana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1985, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 12 Halanas were born — ranking #8,716 that year. About 45% of every Halana on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Halana last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 171 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Halana

Phonetically similar names — useful when Halana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Helena
Halina
Halama
Holland
Hollowness
Halima
Hyaena
Hollan
Hollin
Hollins
Hollen
Halacha

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Halana

What does the name Halana mean?

How popular is Halana in 2026?

In 2026, Halana ranks #12,120 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.

When was Halana most popular?

Halana reached its peak popularity in 2004, ranking #8,716 that year with 12 babies given the name.

Is Halana a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Halana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Halana?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Halana include Laetitia, Sidonie, Trichelle. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Halana

Halana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 171 births in the dataset. Halana's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,716. Use the chart and map above to compare Halana'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.