girl's name
Hallelujah
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 10
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 210
Hallelujah is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Hallelujah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 70 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 92 |
How popular is Hallelujah?
In 2025, Hallelujah was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Hallelujah is used
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 Hallelujah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hallelujah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hallelujah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hallelujah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hallelujah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hallelujah
How popular is the name Hallelujah?
In 2025, Hallelujah was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Hallelujah a girl's or a boy's name?
Hallelujah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hallelujah?
Hallelujah has 4 syllables.
When was Hallelujah most popular?
Hallelujah peaked in 2021, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hallelujah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hallelujah currently ranks #3,963 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.