Hale — #6825 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Hale

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,269 babies named Hale between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hale currently holds the #6825 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hale performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Hale shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hale in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hale in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,269 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.