Fun Facts About the Name Halle
- More than 16 thousand babies named Halle: U.S. records list 16,650 babies given the name Halle from 1880 through 2025. Even 6 boys received the name Halle - about 1 boy for every 2,774 girls.
What Does the Name Halle Mean?
Halle is an English feminine given name used chiefly as a variant spelling of Hallie. Hallie comes from the English surname Hall, which goes back to Old English heall, meaning "hall, large house, manor"; the surname first described someone who lived at or worked in such a building, so the underlying sense is "dweller at the hall." Hallie is also explained in some name traditions as a pet form of Harriet, so Halle can share that association as well.
Separately from the given name, Halle is a German place name, held by the city of Halle an der Saale and by the smaller Halle in Westphalia. It is usually traced to Old High German halla, "hall," while a competing explanation links it to an old word for salt, since salt was worked at Halle. The German place name is a distinct development and is not the source of Halle as an English first name.
Halle Name History & Origins
Halle entered English use as a respelling of Hallie, a feminine name built from the surname Hall with the familiar -ie ending. Hall is one of the oldest and most widespread English surnames, taken from Old English heall and borne by people associated with a manor hall. Alongside that surname origin, Hallie was also used as a short form of Harriet, and Halle is the version of the name written without the -ie ending.
The German city of Halle an der Saale was an early salt-mining and trading center, and the composer George Frideric Handel was born there in 1685. Its name, like that of Halle in Westphalia, has its own history in German place naming and is separate from the English given name Halle.
How Popular is the Name Halle?
Halle recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2002. Its best rank was #316 in 2002.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #596 | 491 | 0.0305% |
| 2024 | #575 | 524 | 0.0325% |
| 2023 | #686 | 424 | 0.0265% |
| 2022 | #708 | 415 | 0.0253% |
| 2021 | #729 | 392 | 0.0239% |
| 2020 | #862 | 313 | 0.0194% |
| 2019 | #825 | 330 | 0.0197% |
| 2018 | #895 | 301 | 0.0177% |
| 2017 | #959 | 276 | 0.0160% |
| 2016 | #969 | 278 | 0.0157% |
| 2015 | #909 | 302 | 0.0169% |
| 2014 | #771 | 363 | 0.0203% |
| 2013 | #695 | 407 | 0.0232% |
| 2012 | #637 | 449 | 0.0255% |
| 2011 | #620 | 467 | 0.0266% |
| 2010 | #552 | 529 | 0.0298% |
| 2009 | #557 | 549 | 0.0299% |
| 2008 | #502 | 620 | 0.0328% |
| 2007 | #513 | 618 | 0.0321% |
| 2006 | #492 | 626 | 0.0329% |
| 2005 | #421 | 735 | 0.0398% |
| 2004 | #387 | 801 | 0.0436% |
| 2003 | #338 | 919 | 0.0503% |
| 2002 | #316 | 971 | 0.0540% |
| 2001 | #436 | 638 | 0.0354% |
| 2000 | #442 | 639 | 0.0352% |
| 1999 | #454 | 585 | 0.0330% |
| 1998 | #570 | 430 | 0.0243% |
| 1997 | #610 | 372 | 0.0214% |
| 1996 | #605 | 378 | 0.0216% |
| 1995 | #695 | 306 | 0.0174% |
| 1994 | #703 | 298 | 0.0167% |
| 1993 | #735 | 286 | 0.0158% |
| 1992 | #1,721 | 87 | 0.0047% |
| 1991 | #3,971 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #4,567 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,711 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1988 | #5,133 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #3,663 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #2,998 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | #3,350 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #4,215 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #4,339 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #5,320 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #4,601 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1980 | #4,807 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #5,198 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #6,578 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #4,496 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #5,737 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #3,551 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #5,486 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #3,387 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1972 | #4,376 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,295 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #3,055 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #3,843 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #2,997 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #3,921 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #2,968 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #4,986 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #6,276 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,123 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #5,019 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #6,934 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #6,708 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #5,077 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #5,658 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #5,139 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #5,548 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #10,432 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
