girl's name

Halla

  • Origin Norse
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 337

Halla is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2012 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Halla is a name of Norse origin.
  • Peaked in 1997, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1987.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Halla over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

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Births named Halla by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 11
1990s 135
2000s 126
2010s (to 2012) 21

How popular is Halla?

In 2012, Halla was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Halla is used

France #3,089 5 in 1993
Canada #3,190 5 in 2007
England & Wales #6,576 3 in 2025
United States #13,546 7 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Halla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Halla also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Halla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Halla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Halla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Halla

How popular is the name Halla?

In 2012, Halla was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Halla a girl's or a boy's name?

Halla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Halla?

Halla has 2 syllables.

When was Halla most popular?

Halla peaked in 1997, when 21 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Halla a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Halla currently ranks #6,576 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.