Hala
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAH-la
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #914 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,933 for girls
Hala is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “halo around the moon”. In 2025 it ranked 914th for girls in the UK (41 babies) and 2,933rd for girls in the US (57 babies).
What does Hala mean?
Arabic
“halo around the moon”
Arabic word for the halo of light that can appear around the moon.
Is Hala a girl's or a boy's name?
Hala is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 41 girls in the UK and 57 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hala in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 914th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 41 about 1 in 6,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 41 girls in the UK were named Hala, making it the 914th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Hala of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Hala in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 65 girls in the UK were given Hala or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #598, up from #914 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 863rd in England and Wales.
Hala in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #914 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,143 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,451 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,448 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,587 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,577 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,455 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,605 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,527 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,957 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 2 | #4,986 |
How popular is Hala in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,933rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 57 about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 57 girls in the US were named Hala, making it the 2,933rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,179th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 70 girls. It first appears in the records in 1887.
2025 had more girls named Hala than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Hala in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 65 girls in the US were given Hala or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,240, up from #2,933 for this spelling alone.
- Hala 57
- Halah 8
Hala in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2,933 |
| 2024 | 46 | #3,395 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2022 | 44 | #3,535 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,800 |
| 2020 | 49 | #3,179 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3,271 |
| 2018 | 53 | #3,049 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,713 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,761 |
| 2015 | 48 | #3,346 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,841 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,935 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,679 |
| 2011 | 70 | #2,554 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,751 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,642 |
| 2008 | 51 | #3,266 |
| 2007 | 49 | #3,376 |
| 2006 | 56 | #3,016 |
| 2005 | 38 | #3,805 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3,586 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 44 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 40 | #3,329 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,183 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,147 |
Names like Hala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Hafsa, Hiba, Huda, Zainab, Rahma, Halima, Khadija, Amira, Ayah, Aaliyah, Husna
Other spellings of Hala
Haala, Halah, Haalah
Names related to Hala
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hala: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hala, updated 20 October 2026.