How Many People Are Named Halley?
people named Halley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 84,266 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,238 babies named Halley in Social Security records from 1910 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
355 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Halley, 98.9% were girls and 1.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Halley alive today is about 27 years old, and 59% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 34 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Halley first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1986, to 355 babies. In 2025, 43 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Halley has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #580, in 1986. In 2025 it ranked #3,536.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,536 |
| Best rank | #580 (1986) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,316 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Halley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Halley were born in California than in any other state: about 293 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Halley was given 2.4 times as often in Ohio, 1.8 times in Georgia and 1.7 times in Florida.
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