NameTides

Hala

Hala was the #2,933 girls' name in the US in 2025 (57 babies), and #863 in England & Wales and #1,177 in Canada.

Hala as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Hala as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaIrelandUS
Hala as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,933 (57)#863 (41)—#885 (3)#1,177 (22)
2024#3,395 (46)#1,097 (31)——#1,541 (15)
2023#3,911 (38)#1,469 (21)——#1,203 (20)
2022#3,536 (44)#1,621 (18)#760 (3)—#1,550 (14)
2021#3,801 (39)#1,402 (22)——#2,021 (10)
2020#3,179 (49)#1,618 (18)——#1,662 (13)
2019#3,272 (48)#1,497 (20)——#1,471 (16)
2018#3,050 (53)#1,586 (19)——#1,122 (22)
2017#2,713 (63)#1,512 (21)#808 (3)—#1,506 (15)
2016#2,761 (62)#1,571 (20)——#1,533 (15)
2015#3,346 (48)#1,497 (21)——#1,499 (15)
2014#2,843 (60)#2,314 (11)——#1,340 (18)
2013#2,936 (57)#1,864 (15)—#894 (3)#1,305 (18)
2012#2,679 (66)#2,521 (10)——#1,029 (25)
2011#2,555 (70)#1,807 (15)——#1,122 (22)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2011 at #2,555.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1887.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,200uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Hala is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 29,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hala by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #965MINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hala (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1819

Hala (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HalaCanadaGirls#1,17722
HalaEngland & WalesGirls#86341
HalaIrelandGirls#8853
HalaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HalaScotlandGirls—too few
HalaUSGirls#2,93357
HalaUSBoys—too few