Halcyon
Halcyon is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
- Various
Meaning & Origin of Halcyon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Halcyon is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Various
The Story of Halcyon
As a girl name
American parents first put Halcyon on the record books as a girl name in 1915, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 9 Halcyons were born — ranking #2,900 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Halcyons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 85 Halcyons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Halcyon on the record books as a boy name in 2020, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 6 Halcyons were born — ranking #10,812 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Halcyons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Halcyon
Halcyon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 85 births in the dataset. Halcyon's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #2,900. Use the chart and map above to compare Halcyon'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 .
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