Halley
Halley was the 3537th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 580th with 333 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 83 places. More babies were named Halley in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,537 girls, up 507 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1986333 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,238babies recorded
Halley popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 126 since 1910.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,537 | 43 |
| 2020 | #4,044 | 35 |
| 2010 | #2,918 | 59 |
| 2000 | #1,135 | 180 |
| 1990 | #2,087 | 63 |
| 1980 | #4,808 | 15 |
| 1970 | #5,543 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | #1,462 | 11 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Halley, counting every spelling?
Halley is the most common spelling of a name family that had 62 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 62 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halley | 43 | #3,537 | 239 |
| Hally | 19 | #6,191 | 54 |
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 Halley?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Halley (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Halley 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Halley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Halley?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Halley are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 20 and 35. That makes Halley 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.
Halley by state
How common Halley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Halley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Halley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Halley
How popular is the name Halley?
Halley was the 3537th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 580th with 333 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 83 places. More babies were named Halley in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Halley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Halley in the US.
Where is Halley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Halley was most common in Georgia (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.