Girls' name · since 1887
Hala
1,813 babies named Hala in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,935 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,813
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hala currently ranks #2935 among girls' names in America, with 1,813 babies recorded since 1887.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hala has been recorded 1,813 times among girls since 1887, currently ranked #2935 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #5,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,935 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,813 born since 1887
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hala ranks #5,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,935 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,813 born since 1887, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,935 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,813
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hala's 1,813 recorded births place it above 93.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hala compares
1,813 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hala's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,813 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hala's full recorded timeline at 1995, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hala popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Hala popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1919 (Hala as boys' name)
Hala by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (591 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Hala's strongest decade.
591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Hala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s 137
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
247 births
- 2000s
2000s
452 births
- 2010s
2010s
591 births
- 2020s
2020s
273 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 591 births (33% of all-time use).
How Hala compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hala's total volume
Hala by state
Where Hala concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 91 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 73 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 66 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 63 | 3.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 60 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 34 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 34 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 8 | 0.4% |
91 of 1,813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Hala appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hala's data
- Hala's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (591 total births) through the 2020s (273) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Halas (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~138 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1887–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.