Hali
Hali was the 5143rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 672nd with 325 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 967 places. More babies were named Hali in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hallie) pet form of Harriet · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #5,143 girls, up 796 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993325 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,649babies recorded
What does the name Hali mean?
Hali is a spelling of Hallie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Hallie's meaning and origin.
Hallie began as a pet form of Harriet, as Wiktionary and Wikipedia both say. Wikipedia explains that children often replace r with l, giving nicknames such as Dolly for Dorothy and Molly for Mary. Harriet is the English feminine of Harry, the medieval form of Henry, which DMNES derives from Germanic words for 'home' and 'ruler'. Hallie is now often an independent name, and Wikipedia notes it is sometimes treated as a form of Hayley or Halle.
Harriet (English, “feminine of Harry”)heim (Old High German, “home”)rīhhi (Old High German, “ruler”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Harriet, Halle, Hayley, Hattie.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hallie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Hallie (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Harriet', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Hali popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 2000.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,143 | 25 |
| 2020 | #5,939 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,708 | 42 |
| 2000 | #1,220 | 163 |
| 1990 | #997 | 183 |
| 1980 | #5,336 | 13 |
| 1970 | #4,590 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #5,599 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hali, counting every spelling?
Hali is a spelling of Hallie, a name family that ranked #143 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,143 for Hali on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,347 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallie | 2,260 | #120 | 8,143 |
| Hallee | 43 | #3,536 | 216 |
| Hali | 25 | #5,143 | 130 |
| Halli | 8 | #11,284 | 56 |
| Halie | 6 | #13,805 | 34 |
| Halee | — | — | 26 |
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 Hali?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hali (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hali 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 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hali.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hali?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Hali are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 25 and 35. That makes Hali mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Hali by state
How common Hali was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Hali: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hali, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hali
What does Hali mean?
Hali is a spelling of Hallie, which means “pet form of Harriet” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Hali?
Hali was the 5143rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 672nd with 325 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 967 places. More babies were named Hali in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Hali a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hali in the US.
Where is Hali most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hali was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.