Recorded 1987–2012 Girls' name Peak 1997 293 births

Halla — girls' name

293 babies named Halla in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s1352000s1262010s21
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Halla was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

21 babies were named Halla in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Halla

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Halla between 1987 and 2012, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Halla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Halla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Halla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Halla 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 293 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.

Halla at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

293

Since 1987

26 years of records

Peak year

1997

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1987

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2012

Halla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1987

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1997)
21
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 2012200820042000199619921987 5

Halla by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
135 births that decade — 46% of Halla's all-time total
1980s111990s1352000s1262010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halla?
293 babies have been named Halla since 1987. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1997 with 21 births.
When was Halla most popular?
Halla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Halla been used?
Halla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 26 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Halla?
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.

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, 1987–2012 (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.