Hallam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAL-um
- Origin
- English
Hallam is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hallam mean?
English: English surname and Yorkshire place name
From an English surname and Yorkshire place name; Arthur Hallam was the friend commemorated in Tennyson's poem In Memoriam.
Is Hallam a girl's or a boy's name?
Hallam is a boys' name.
How popular is Hallam in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hallam in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Hallam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
Names like Hallam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Qasim Haseeb Habib Azeem Saif Humza Hammad Hamid Naeem Zohaib Umair
Names related to Hallam
More English names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hallam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hallam, updated 20 October 2026.