US rank #12416 Girls' name Peak 2000 2,952 births

Halee — #12416 US girls' name

2,952 babies named Halee in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s2441990s12612000s11902010s1932020s32
#12416
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Halee was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

192 babies were named Halee in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Halee

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,952 babies named Halee between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Halee currently holds the #12416 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 192 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Halee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,261 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Halee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 266 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Halee in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Halee 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 2,952 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.

Halee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,952

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2000

192 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,416

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Halee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
192
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Halee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,261 births that decade — 43% of Halee's all-time total
1970s321980s2441990s12612000s11902010s1932020s32

Halee by state

Where Halee concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Halee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
266 9.0%
#2 Ohio
117 4.0%
#3 California
112 3.8%
#4 Florida
95 3.2%
#5 Indiana
84 2.8%
#6 Georgia
81 2.7%
#7 Kentucky
70 2.4%
#8 Michigan
65 2.2%
Texas share of Halee's total US births 9.0%
Even split

266 of 2,952 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Halee appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halee?
2,952 babies have been named Halee since 1974. It currently ranks #12416 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 192 births.
When was Halee most popular?
Halee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,261 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Halee most popular?
The top states for the name Halee are Texas (266 births), Ohio (117 births), California (112 births).
How long has the name Halee been used?
Halee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Halee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haley, Hallie, Halle, Haleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.