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Hala

100% girls · 57 born in 2025

Hala has been given to about 1,820 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,777
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hala per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 70
  • Born in 202557
  • All time1,820
  • England & Wales, 2025#869 · 41

How popular is Hala?

Its best year was 2011, when 70 babies were given the name, ranking 2567th. The typical living American called Hala is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Hala

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kala0.81
  2. Nala0.81
  3. Calla0.78
  4. Shayla0.75
  5. Hana0.75
  6. Charla0.75
  7. Sharla0.75
  8. Hanna0.72

Middle names for Hala

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hala Josephine0.84
  2. Hala Rose0.83
  3. Hala Louise0.83
  4. Hala June0.82
  5. Hala Pearl0.82
  6. Hala Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Hala

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.91
  2. Abdullahbrother · 0.90
  3. Yousefbrother · 0.90
  4. Palomasister · 0.90
  5. Keziahsister · 0.89
  6. Samirasister · 0.89

Where Hala is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Hala White0.78
  2. Hala Reyes0.78
  3. Hala Nguyen0.78
  4. Hala Moore0.78
  5. Hala Lee0.78
  6. Hala Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Hala

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Hala across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.