Is Halsey a boy or girl name?

Halsey is a unisex name. Of the 956 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 56.8% were girls and 43.2% were boys.

Halsey

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Halsey was most popular in 2021, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,500 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 956 people named Halsey.

Halsey over time

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

Is Halsey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Halsey is a unisex name — 56.8% of the 956 Americans given it were girls and 43.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 99% girls and 1% 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.

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