US rank #7461 Girls' name Peak 2021 175 births

Hallelujah — #7461 US girls' name

175 babies named Hallelujah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s702020s77
#7461
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Hallelujah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

21 babies were named Hallelujah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hallelujah

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Hallelujah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hallelujah currently holds the #7461 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hallelujah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hallelujah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hallelujah 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 175 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.

Hallelujah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

175

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2021

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,461

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hallelujah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
21
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 2024202120182015201120052001 7

Hallelujah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
77 births that decade — 44% of Hallelujah's all-time total
2000s282010s702020s77

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hallelujah?
175 babies have been named Hallelujah since 2001. It currently ranks #7461 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 21 births.
When was Hallelujah most popular?
Hallelujah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Hallelujah been used?
Hallelujah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hallelujah?
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, 2001–2024 (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.