Is Hala a boy or girl name?

Hala is a girl’s name. Of the 1,820 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.6% were girls and 0.4% were boys.

Hala

Recorded 1887–2025 · United States

Hala was most popular in 2011, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,450 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,152, with 57 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,820 people named Hala.

Hala over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hala’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hala is a girl’s name — 99.6% of the 1,820 Americans given it were girls and 0.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hala

Where Hala is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org