Recorded 1916–1948 Boys' name Peak 1916 38 births

Hallet — boys' name

38 babies named Hallet in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s131940s5
1910s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Hallet was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hallet in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hallet

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Hallet between 1916 and 1948, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hallet currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hallet performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hallet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hallet in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hallet 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 38 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.

Hallet at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

38

Since 1916

33 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1916

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1948

Hallet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1916

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
456789 194819231921191919171916 8

Hallet by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
20 births that decade — 53% of Hallet's all-time total
1910s201920s131940s5

Hallet by state

Where Hallet concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hallet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 13.2%
North Carolina share of Hallet's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hallet?
38 babies have been named Hallet since 1916. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Hallet most popular?
Hallet was most popular in the 1910s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Hallet most popular?
The top states for the name Hallet are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Hallet been used?
Hallet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 33 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Hallet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hal, Hallie, Hale, Halen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1948 (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.