How Many People Are Named Hallelujah?
An estimated 174 people in the United States have the first name Hallelujah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Hallelujah peaked in popularity in 2021 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hallelujah 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 Hallelujah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
174
About 1 in 1,969,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2021
21 births
Total Registered
175
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hallelujah
Hallelujah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 175 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hallelujah as a female name
Ranked #7,346 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (21 births)
Hallelujah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hallelujah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 77 babies were registered. Hallelujah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hallelujah by Decade
How has Hallelujah 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.
Hallelujah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hallelujah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Hallelujah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hallelujah?
We estimate approximately 174 people named Hallelujah 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 1,969,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Hallelujah a common name?
Hallelujah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 175 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hallelujah most popular?
Hallelujah reached peak popularity in 2021, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hallelujah is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hallelujah a female name?
Hallelujah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hallelujah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hallelujah Smith, Hallelujah Johnson, Hallelujah 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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