Girls' name · since 1999

Halema

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Halema, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#49,703 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

15 girls have been named Halema since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Halema recorded 15 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2001.

  • #49,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halema ranks #49,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#49,703 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Halema's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Halema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Halema's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded.

Halema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1999)
5
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5 199920002001 5

Halema by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

2000s was Halema's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Halema births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halema?
Halema has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #49,703 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 5 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
Where does Halema sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halema ranks #49,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Halema most popular?
Halema was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Halema been used?
The SSA has tracked Halema since 1999 -- 3 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Halema?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Halema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2001 (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 Halema 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.