How Many People Are Named Halcyon?
An estimated 33 people in the United States have the first name Halcyon. It is used for both genders, with 88.5% female. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Halcyon peaked in popularity in 2020 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Halcyon 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 Halcyon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Halcyon is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
33
About 1 in 10,386,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
88.5% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2020
12 births
Total Registered
96
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Halcyon
Halcyon is predominantly female (88.5%), though 11 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Halcyon as a male name
Ranked #11,318 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (6 births)
Halcyon as a female name
Ranked #16,105 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1915 (9 births)
Halcyon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Halcyon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 34 babies were registered. While Halcyon is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Halcyon by Decade
How has Halcyon 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.
Halcyon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Halcyon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Halcyon
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Halcyon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Halcyon?
We estimate approximately 33 people named Halcyon 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 10,386,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Halcyon a common name?
Halcyon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 96 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Halcyon most popular?
Halcyon reached peak popularity in 2020, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Halcyon is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Halcyon a female name?
Halcyon is predominantly female. 88.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Halcyon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Halcyon Smith, Halcyon Johnson, Halcyon 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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