Boys' name · since 1916
Hallet
Hallet has 38 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,079 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
38 boys have been named Hallet since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hallet has 38 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1948.
- #24,079 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hallet ranks #24,079 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #24,079 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hallet's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Hallet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hallet splits its recorded history at 1921: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hallet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1948
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Hallet by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (20 births, 53% of the file).
1910s was Hallet's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Hallet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 20 births (53% of all-time use).
Hallet by state
Where Hallet concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 13.2% |
5 of 38 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hallet's data
- Hallet's decade-level peak was the 1910s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Hallets (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hallet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1916–1948 (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 Hallet 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.