NameTides

Halley

Halley was the #3,517 girls' name in the US in 2025 (43 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Halley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Halley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Halley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,517 (43)#2,788 (9)#780 (3)#3,478 (5)
2024#2,722 (63)#2,575 (10)——
2023#3,274 (49)#1,863 (15)—#3,290 (5)
2022#3,365 (47)#2,889 (8)——
2021#3,935 (37)#2,073 (13)——
2020#4,005 (35)#1,618 (18)——
2019#3,552 (43)#2,869 (8)#765 (3)—
2018#3,739 (40)#2,901 (8)—#2,892 (6)
2017#3,627 (42)#3,229 (7)—#2,179 (9)
2016#4,423 (32)———
2015#3,595 (43)——#2,891 (6)
2014#3,719 (41)———
2013#3,367 (47)———
2012#3,169 (52)———
2011#3,222 (51)——#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1986 at #580.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1910.

How common is it?

about 1 in 37,000 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 37,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Halley is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 41,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Halley 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: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Halley (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HalleyCanadaGirls#3,4785
HalleyEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
HalleyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HalleyScotlandGirls#7803
HalleyUSGirls#3,51743
HalleyUSBoys—too few