Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Halo

Gender Unisex · 82% girls Rank 2025 #613 Trend ↑ Rising 116%
Rank 2025
#613
among girls · ↓100 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
730
named Halo · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,370
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
827 babies
All-time total
5,512
#2,750 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Halo popularity over time

5,512 babies have been named Halo since 2000, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – – – – – –
2000s 261 42 303 30 – #1,812
2010s 1,613 215 1,828 183 +503% #962
2020s (to 2025) 2,635 746 3,381 564 +208% #513

Where Halo 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 538 0.33 outside top 500
2027 596 0.37 #498
2028 650 0.40 #474
2029 700 0.44 #441
2030 745 0.46 #421

Where Halo is most popular

Girls named Halo per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.291 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Maryland, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Halo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 174 0.766 +163%
Maryland 77 0.727 +150%
South Carolina 64 0.712 +145%
District of Columbia 8 0.675 +132%
Louisiana 57 0.651 +124%
Alabama 60 0.639 +120%
Hawaii 7 0.611 +110%
Nevada 28 0.603 +107%
North Carolina 135 0.593 +104%
Ohio 111 0.468 +61%
Mississippi 21 0.449 +54%
Pennsylvania 103 0.436 +50%
Virginia 73 0.428 +47%
Oklahoma 31 0.421 +45%
Florida 174 0.407 +40%
Missouri 47 0.390 +34%
Tennessee 61 0.385 +32%
Connecticut 19 0.327 +12%
Michigan 59 0.324 +11%
Kentucky 26 0.304 ≈ national
Wisconsin 31 0.301 ≈ national
Indiana 42 0.299 ≈ national
Texas 220 0.274 -6%
New York 105 0.265 -9%
Illinois 56 0.245 -16%
California 202 0.240 -17%
Arizona 33 0.235 -19%
Minnesota 23 0.213 -27%
New Jersey 37 0.205 -30%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -34%
Arkansas 10 0.189 -35%
Kansas 10 0.173 -40%
Washington 22 0.152 -48%
Massachusetts 18 0.149 -49%
Colorado 10 0.090 -69%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Halo

Halo is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #613 in 2025 with 477 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 5,512 American babies have been named Halo, about 82% girls and 18% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 827 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 Halo stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Halo?

The median living Halo is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 5,500 people named Halo are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Halo year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 477 #613 253 #931
2024 600 #513 227 #988
2023 526 #565 124 #1,461
2022 372 #768 67 #2,176
2021 386 #739 46 #2,747
2020 274 #938 29 #3,678
2019 274 #962 30 #3,664
2018 219 #1,118 27 #3,926
2017 153 #1,469 25 #4,153
2016 181 #1,322 25 #4,135
2015 133 #1,612 16 #5,591
2014 133 #1,617 22 #4,439
2013 105 #1,911 20 #4,687
2012 138 #1,578 15 #5,803
2011 125 #1,686 12 #6,739
2010 152 #1,484 23 #4,283
2009 119 #1,812 18 #5,167
2008 55 #3,092 24 #4,181
2007 21 #6,407 – –
2006 17 #7,262 – –
2005 14 #8,048 – –
2004 12 #8,898 – –
2003 10 #9,934 – –
2002 6 #14,223 – –
2001 – – – –
2000 7 #12,256 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Halo?

The median living Halo is about 4 years old. Half of all living Halos are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Halo are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Halo are alive in the United States, based on 5,512 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Halo in 2025?

Halo ranked #613 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 477 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Halo?

5,512 babies have been named Halo in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Halo most popular?

Halo peaked in 2024, when 827 newborns received the name.

Is Halo a boy or girl name?

Halo is used for both: about 82% of babies named Halo have been girls and 18% boys.

Is the name Halo rising or falling?

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

Will Halo become more popular?

Halo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 745 girls named Halo in 2030, which would rank around #421. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Halo

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

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