Halle
Halle is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Halle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Halle is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Halle
Halle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1948, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 971 Halles were born — ranking #316 that year. As of 2026, Halle ranks #559 for baby girls with 546 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). In total, more than 17K Halles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Halle
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- Halle Bailey (born 2000), American singer, part of the duo Chloe x Halle
- Halle Berry (born 1966), American actress
- Halle Butler (born 1985), American author
- Halle Cioffi (born 1969), American tennis player
- Halle Jørn Hanssen (born 1937), Norwegian politician and journalist
- Halle Hazzard (born 1999), Grenadian sprinter
- Halle Hilton (born 2004), British/Irish artistic gymnast
- Halle Houssein (born 2004), English footballer
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Names that sound like Halle
Phonetically similar names — useful when Halle is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Halle
Halle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Halle's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #316. Use the chart and map above to compare Halle'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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