Recorded 1999–2020 Boys' name Peak 2017 94 births

Halil — boys' name

94 babies named Halil in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s232010s612020s5
2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Halil was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

11 babies were named Halil in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Halil

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Halil between 1999 and 2020, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Halil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Halil performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Halil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Halil 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 94 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.

Halil at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

94

Since 1999

22 years of records

Peak year

2017

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1999

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2020

Halil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1999

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 20202017201520132011200920021999 5

Halil by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
61 births that decade — 65% of Halil's all-time total
1990s52000s232010s612020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halil?
94 babies have been named Halil since 1999. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Halil most popular?
Halil was most popular in the 2010s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Halil been used?
Halil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 22 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Halil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hal, Hallie, Hale, Halen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1999–2020 (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.