Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Halina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,293 Trend ↑ Rising 79%
Rank 2025
#4,293
among girls · ↑651 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Halina · +22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
33 babies
All-time total
1,056
#7,226 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Halina popularity over time

1,056 babies have been named Halina since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 27 3 – #3,310
1920s 33 3 +22% #3,242
1930s 12 1 -64% #3,887
1940s 11 1 -8% #3,215
1950s 110 11 +900% #2,441
1960s 86 9 -22% #3,875
1970s 49 5 -43% #6,723
1980s 64 6 +31% #4,811
1990s 97 10 +52% #6,379
2000s 228 23 +135% #4,491
2010s 204 20 -11% #5,032
2020s (to 2025) 135 23 +10% #4,293

Where Halina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 36 0.02 outside top 500
2027 39 0.02 outside top 500
2028 41 0.03 outside top 500
2029 43 0.03 outside top 500
2030 45 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Halina

Halina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,293 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 1,056 American babies have been named Halina. Its peak came in 2025, when 33 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Halina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Halina?

The median living Halina is about 21 years old; half are between 10 and 44. An estimated 900 people named Halina are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Halina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 33 #4,293
2024 27 #4,944
2023 23 #5,451
2022 14 #7,771
2021 24 #5,291
2020 14 #7,702
2019 19 #6,266
2018 16 #7,215
2017 21 #5,916
2016 23 #5,686
2015 27 #5,032
2014 23 #5,687
2013 21 #6,105
2012 16 #7,583
2011 22 #6,014
2010 16 #7,654
2009 26 #5,445
2008 21 #6,425
2007 30 #4,857
2006 31 #4,618
2005 14 #8,047
2004 28 #4,755
2003 27 #4,721
2002 13 #7,996
2001 27 #4,491
2000 11 #8,780
1995 14 #6,379
1990 7 #10,593
1985 9 #7,155
1980 6 #9,488
1975 8 #6,723
1970 6 #7,379
1965 8 #4,988
1960 10 #4,285
1955 14 #3,144
1950 8 #4,085
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 5 #5,316
1920 6 #4,619
1915 5 #4,561
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Halina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Halina Konopacka Halina Konopacka Polish discus thrower (1900–1989) Contemporary
  2. 2 Halina Górecka Halina Górecka Polish sprinter (born 1938) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Halina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Halina?

The median living Halina is about 21 years old. Half of all living Halinas are between 10 and 44 years old.

How many people named Halina are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Halina are alive in the United States, based on 1,056 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Halina in 2025?

Halina ranked #4,293 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Halina?

1,056 babies have been named Halina in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Halina most popular?

Halina peaked in 2025, when 33 newborns received the name.

Is Halina a boy or girl name?

Halina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Halina rising or falling?

Halina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Halina become more popular?

Halina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 45 girls named Halina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Halina?

Well-known people named Halina include Halina Konopacka (writer), Halina Górecka (athlete).

Names like Halina

Names that sound and feel close to Halina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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