Halston vs Hal

Side-by-side comparison of Halston and Hal - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Halston

Boy name · Rank #2346

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Name B

Hal

Boy name · Rank #3132

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Metric Halston Hal
Current Rank #2346 #3132
Total Births (all years) 911 16,784
Peak Year 2022 1956
Peak Year Births 79 598
Peak Decade 2020s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Halston Hal
1880s - 178
1890s - 211
1900s - 229
1910s - 1,073
1920s - 1,834
1930s - 1,810
1940s - 2,614
1950s - 4,423
1960s - 2,199
1970s - 889
1980s 133 531
1990s 185 263
2000s 77 156
2010s 166 184
2020s 350 190

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Halston Hal
2014 17 22
2015 14 20
2016 23 15
2017 23 16
2018 14 30
2019 27 21
2020 36 33
2021 60 30
2022 79 15
2023 60 41
2024 56 33
2025 59 38

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1981–2025.

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