Recorded 1921–1942 Boys' name Peak 1921 21 births

Hallett — boys' name

21 babies named Hallett in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s51940s5
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Hallett was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hallett in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hallett

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Hallett between 1921 and 1942, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hallett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hallett performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hallett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hallett 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 21 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.

Hallett at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

21

Since 1921

22 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1921

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1942

Hallett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1921

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1942193019231921 6

Hallett by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 52% of Hallett's all-time total
1920s111930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hallett?
21 babies have been named Hallett since 1921. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Hallett most popular?
Hallett was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Hallett been used?
Hallett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 22 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Hallett?
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, 1921–1942 (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.