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Hallam

/ˈhæləm/ · 100% boys · last recorded 2021

Hallam has been registered 170 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales170
Born in 2025—

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hallam per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 21
  • Born in 20250
  • All time170

How popular is Hallam?

Hallam has not been registered in England and Wales since 2021. Its best year was 1997, with 21 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Hallam

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Adam0.68
  2. Harlan0.65
  3. Harlem0.61
  4. Hiram0.60
  5. Graham0.59
  6. Hassan0.58
  7. Harland0.58
  8. Hasan0.58

Middle names for Hallam

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hallam John0.77
  2. Hallam Lee0.77
  3. Hallam Dean0.76
  4. Hallam Bryce0.76
  5. Hallam Ross0.76
  6. Hallam Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Hallam

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Ianbrother · 0.81
  2. Ruthsister · 0.80
  3. Sabrinasister · 0.80
  4. Joannasister · 0.80
  5. Wesleybrother · 0.80
  6. Alistairbrother · 0.79

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year1997 · 21
  3. Years recorded23 of 30
  4. All time170

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Hallam Anderson0.74
  2. Hallam White0.72
  3. Hallam Reyes0.72
  4. Hallam Nguyen0.72
  5. Hallam Lee0.72
  6. Hallam Green0.72

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 Hallam

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.