US rank #15640 Girls' name Peak 2007 335 births

Halena — #15640 US girls' name

335 babies named Halena in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s161980s181990s442000s1442010s802020s28
#15640
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2007
Single peak year

23 babies were named Halena in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Halena

The Social Security Administration has registered 335 babies named Halena between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Halena currently holds the #15640 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Halena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Halena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Halena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Halena 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 335 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.

Halena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

335

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2007

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,640

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Halena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
23
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 20242017201220072002199719821968 5

Halena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
144 births that decade — 43% of Halena's all-time total
1960s51970s161980s181990s442000s1442010s802020s28

Halena by state

Where Halena concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Halena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 5.4%
California share of Halena's total US births 5.4%

18 of 335 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halena?
335 babies have been named Halena since 1968. It currently ranks #15640 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 23 births.
When was Halena most popular?
Halena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Halena most popular?
The top states for the name Halena are California (18 births).
How long has the name Halena been used?
Halena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Halena?
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, 1968–2024 (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.