Is Halen a boy or girl name?

Halen is a unisex name. Of the 2,115 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 40.7% were girls and 59.3% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Halen

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Halen was most popular in 2021, when 113 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,272 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,792, with 90 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,115 people named Halen.

Halen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Halen’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Halen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Halen is a unisex name — 40.7% of the 2,115 Americans given it were girls and 59.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 47% girls and 53% 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 Halen

Where Halen 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