Hale
Hale was the 6584th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 930th; the most babies were born in 1917 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,138 places. More babies were named Hale in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,584 boys, down 500 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191730 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,296babies recorded
Hale popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 14 since 1998.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,584 | 13 |
| 2020 | #6,084 | 14 |
| 2010 | #8,360 | 9 |
| 2000 | #5,132 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #4,663 | 8 |
| 1970 | #5,003 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,949 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,873 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,656 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,006 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,440 | 27 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hale, counting every spelling?
Hale is the most common spelling of a name family that had 13 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 13 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale | 13 | #6,584 | 70 |
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 Hale?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hale (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hale 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hale.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hale?
About 700 people born in the US named Hale are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 12 and 54. That makes Hale mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hale: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hale, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hale
How popular is the name Hale?
Hale was the 6584th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 930th; the most babies were born in 1917 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,138 places. More babies were named Hale in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Hale a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hale in the US.