Hally
Hally is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Hally
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hally is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Hally
Hally first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1955, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 29 Hallys were born — ranking #4,185 that year. As of 2026, Hally ranks #8,922 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 702 Hallys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hally
Hally is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 702 births in the dataset. Hally's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #4,185. Use the chart and map above to compare Hally'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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