Unisex name · since 1982
Halen
1,255 babies named Halen in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,102 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,255
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Halen currently ranks #3102 among unisex names in America, with 1,255 babies recorded since 1982.
Halen has 1,255 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3102 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #4,438 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,102 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,255 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halen ranks #4,438 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,102 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,255 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,102 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,255
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Halen's 1,255 recorded births place it above 90.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Halen compares
1,255 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Halen's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Halen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,255 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Halen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Halen's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Halen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Halen popularity over time - girls
860 total births recorded since 1987 (Halen as girls' name)
Halen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (401 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Halen's strongest decade.
401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Halen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 157
1990s
157 births
- 2000s
2000s
373 births
- 2010s
2010s
401 births
- 2020s
2020s
290 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 401 births (32% of all-time use).
How Halen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Halen's total volume
Halen by state
Where Halen concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 98 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 55 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Washington | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
98 of 1,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Halen's data
- Halen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (401 total births) through the 2020s (290) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Halens (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Halen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Halen 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.