Halli
Halli is a name with a single cultural origin: Old Norse.
- Old Norse
Meaning & Origin of Halli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Halli is a name with a single cultural origin: Old Norse.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Old Norse
The Story of Halli
Halli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 78 births, good for #2,089 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Hallis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,433 among baby girl names with 14 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 1K Hallis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Halli
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Halli. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hallr
Names that sound like Halli
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About the name Halli
Halli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Halli's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,089. Use the chart and map above to compare Halli'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.