How Many People Are Named Hala?
An estimated 1,700 people in the United States have the first name Hala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Hala peaked in popularity in 2011 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hala as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,700
About 1 in 201,620 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2011
70 births
Total Registered
1,763
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hala
Hala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,763 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Hala as a male name
Ranked #3,551 in 1919
7 male births in 1919
Peak: 1919 (7 births)
Hala as a female name
Ranked #3,406 in 2024
46 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (70 births)
Hala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hala span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 591 babies were registered. While Hala is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hala by Decade
How has Hala tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hala by State
Birth registrations for Hala span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia. On average, about 33 Halas were registered per state.
Hala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Hala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hala?
We estimate approximately 1,700 people named Hala are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 201,620 Americans share this first name.
Is Hala a common name?
Hala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,763 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hala most popular?
Hala reached peak popularity in 2011, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hala is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hala a female name?
Hala is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hala Smith, Hala Johnson, Hala Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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