Girls' name · since 1915
Halina
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,056 babies named Halina, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,280 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,056
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Halina is the #4280 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,056 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Halina recorded 1,056 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #4280 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #7,225 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,280 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,056 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halina ranks #7,225 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,280 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,056 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,280 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,056
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Halina's 1,056 recorded births place it above 90% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Halina compares
1,056 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Halina's all-time total is 181% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Halina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,056 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Halina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Halina's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Halina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Halina by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (228 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Halina's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Halina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s 86
1960s
86 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 228 births (22% of all-time use).
How Halina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Halina's total volume
Halina by state
Where Halina concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 2.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
27 of 1,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Halina's data
- Halina's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (228 total births) through the 2020s (135) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Halinas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Halina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Halina 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.