Baby name

Halley

Girl

Short-lived name

The high point came in 1986, with 333 births and the No. 580 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 86% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 3516. 32% of all babies named Halley since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

4,112births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 580rank at its peak, in 1986

Where babies named Halley are born

1986

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The darker the blue, the more common Halley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Halley is most common in Texas (1.6 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Hailey 181,434
Haley 159,511
Hayley 51,403
Hadley 46,595
Harley 31,167
Halle 16,651

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