Halley
Halley is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Halley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Halley is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Halley
Halley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1910, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 333 Halleys were born — ranking #580 that year. As of 2026, Halley ranks #2,623 for baby girls with 66 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Halleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Halley
Halley is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Halley's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #580. Use the chart and map above to compare Halley'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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