Hala
Hala was the 2941st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 1208th; the most babies were born in 2011 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved up 422 places. More babies were named Hala in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,941 girls, up 255 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201170 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,820babies recorded
Hala popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,941 | 57 |
| 2020 | #3,196 | 49 |
| 2010 | #2,764 | 64 |
| 2000 | #3,354 | 40 |
| 1990 | #4,749 | 20 |
| 1980 | #5,646 | 12 |
| 1970 | #6,581 | 7 |
| 1960 | #4,284 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hala, counting every spelling?
Hala is the most common spelling of a name family that had 65 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 65 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hala | 57 | #2,941 | 224 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hala?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hala (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hala born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hala.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hala?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Hala are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 27. That makes Hala mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hala by state
How common Hala was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hala: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hala, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hala
How popular is the name Hala?
Hala was the 2941st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 1208th; the most babies were born in 2011 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved up 422 places. More babies were named Hala in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hala a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hala in the US.
Where is Hala most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hala was most common in Michigan (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and California.