Hale
Hale is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Turkish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Hale
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hale is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- English
The Story of Hale
Hale first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 30 births, good for #1,238 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,598 among baby boy names with 12 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 1K Hales have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hale
Hale is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Hale's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #900. Use the chart and map above to compare Hale'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.