Girls' name · since 2004

Halimatou

78 babies named Halimatou in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,888 of 72,339
all-time among girls
78
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

78 girls have been named Halimatou since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Halimatou has 78 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2004 to 2024.

  • #29,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 78 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halimatou ranks #29,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#29,888 of 72,339
all-time among girls
78
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Halimatou's 78 recorded births place it above 58.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Halimatou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Halimatou splits its recorded history at 2016: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Halimatou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2024)
11
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4681012 200420092010201120122013201620172019202120222024 11

Halimatou by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 54% of the file).

2010s was Halimatou's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Halimatou births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (54% of all-time use).

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

Halimatou by state

Where Halimatou concentrates geographically, total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Halimatou
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 6.4%
New York share of Halimatou's total US births 6.4%

5 of 78 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halimatou?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 78 babies named Halimatou. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,888 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 11 births.
Where does Halimatou sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halimatou ranks #29,888 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 Halimatou most popular?
Halimatou was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Halimatou most popular?
The top states for the name Halimatou are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Halimatou been used?
The SSA has tracked Halimatou since 2004 -- 21 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Halimatou?
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.

What to do with Halimatou's data

  • Halimatou's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Halimatous (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Halimatou: 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, 2004–2024 (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 Halimatou 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.