Halli
Halli was the 11284th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2092nd with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,129 places. More babies were named Halli in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hallie) pet form of Harriet · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #11,284 girls, down 3,153 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200078 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,362babies recorded
What does the name Halli mean?
Halli 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
Halli popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,284 | 8 |
| 2020 | #8,131 | 13 |
| 2010 | #5,852 | 23 |
| 2000 | #2,092 | 78 |
| 1990 | #4,155 | 24 |
| 1980 | #9,489 | 6 |
| 1970 | #5,544 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Halli, counting every spelling?
Halli is a spelling of Hallie, a name family that ranked #143 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,284 for Halli 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 Halli?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Halli (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Halli 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Halli.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Halli?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Halli are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 18 and 31. That makes Halli 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Halli: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Halli, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Halli
What does Halli mean?
Halli is a spelling of Hallie, which means “pet form of Harriet” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Halli?
Halli was the 11284th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2092nd with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,129 places. More babies were named Halli in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Halli a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Halli in the US.