Halia
Halia or Halie is the name of the following characters in Greek mythology:Halie, the "ox-eyed" Nereid, sea-nymph daughter of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.
Meaning & Origin of Halia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Halia or Halie is the name of the following characters in Greek mythology:Halie, the "ox-eyed" Nereid, sea-nymph daughter of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.
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The Story of Halia
Halia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 64 Halias were born — ranking #2,702 that year. As of 2026, Halia ranks #2,750 for baby girls with 62 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Halias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Halia
Halia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Halia's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,702. Use the chart and map above to compare Halia'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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