Unisex name · since 1981
Halsey
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 543 babies named Halsey, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 543
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Halsey currently ranks #4116 among unisex names in America, with 543 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Halsey recorded 543 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #4116 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #11,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,116 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 543 born since 1981
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halsey ranks #11,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,116 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 543 born since 1981, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 543
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Halsey's 543 recorded births place it above 84.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Nebraska.
How Halsey compares
543 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Halsey's all-time total is 44% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Halsey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 543 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Halsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Halsey splits its recorded history at 2003: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Halsey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Halsey popularity over time - boys
413 total births recorded since 1880 (Halsey as boys' name)
Halsey by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (245 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Halsey's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Halsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
245 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 245 births (45% of all-time use).
How Halsey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Halsey's total volume
Halsey by state
Where Halsey concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nebraska | | 25 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Utah | | 5 | 0.9% |
25 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Halsey's data
- Nebraska records the most Halseys (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Nebraska 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 Halsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Halsey 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.