Haly
A disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is a measure of overall disease burden, representing a year lost due to ill-health, disability, or early death. It was developed in the 1990s as a way of comparing the overall health and life expectancy of different countries.
Meaning & Origin of Haly
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is a measure of overall disease burden, representing a year lost due to ill-health, disability, or early death. It was developed in the 1990s as a way of comparing the overall health and life expectancy of different countries.
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The Story of Haly
Haly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 12 Halys were born — ranking #8,716 that year. As of 2026, Haly ranks #14,962 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 117 Halys 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 Haly
Haly is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 117 births in the dataset. Haly's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,716. Use the chart and map above to compare Haly'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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