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Hala

Girl

Meaning of Hala: Arabic: 'halo around the moon'

Hala is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2821st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2821

57 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,820

First recorded 1887 · peak 2011

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 20 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 34 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 40 babies20002001: 44 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 39 babies2004: 35 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 56 babies2007: 49 babies2008: 51 babies2009: 69 babies2010: 64 babies20102011: 70 babies2012: 66 babies2013: 57 babies2014: 60 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 62 babies2017: 63 babies2018: 53 babies2019: 48 babies2020: 49 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 44 babies2023: 38 babies2024: 46 babies2025: 57 babies
US babies named Hala per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 70.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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