Haleh
Haleh is a Persian feminine given name. It is the Persian form of Hala, an Arabic word that refers to the halo around the moon. People with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Haleh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haleh is a Persian feminine given name. It is the Persian form of Hala, an Arabic word that refers to the halo around the moon. People with the name include:
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The Story of Haleh
Haleh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 8 Halehs were born — ranking #7,469 that year. As of 2026, Haleh ranks #7,469 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 25 Halehs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Haleh
Haleh is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Haleh's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #7,469. Use the chart and map above to compare Haleh'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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