Halo
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- HAY-loh
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,416 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #612 for girls
Unisex
Halo is a name of English origin, meaning “ring of light”. In 2025 it ranked 1,416th for girls in the UK (23 babies) and 612th for girls in the US (477 babies).
What does Halo mean?
English: English word, from Greek halos
“ring of light”
From the English word for a ring of light around the sun or moon, or around a holy figure's head.
Is Halo a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Halo has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 23 girls and 11 boys in the UK and 477 girls and 253 boys in the US.
How popular is Halo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,416among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 112% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were named Halo, making it the 1,416th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,864th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 36 girls. 11 boys were also named Halo in 2025 (2,202nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Halo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 27 girls in the UK were given Halo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,110, up from #1,416 for this spelling alone.
- Halo 23
- Hayla 4
In 2025, 68% of the babies named Halo in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Halo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,416 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,321 |
| 2023 | 36 | #1,030 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,864 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Halo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #612among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 477about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 109% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 477 girls in the US were named Halo, making it the 612th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 937th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 600 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000. 253 boys were also named Halo in 2025 (929th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Halo in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 528 girls in the US were given Halo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #564, up from #612 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 65% of the babies named Halo in the US were girls.
Halo in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 477 | #612 |
| 2024 | 600 | #513 |
| 2023 | 526 | #565 |
| 2022 | 372 | #768 |
| 2021 | 386 | #739 |
| 2020 | 274 | #937 |
| 2019 | 274 | #960 |
| 2018 | 219 | #1,116 |
| 2017 | 153 | #1,465 |
| 2016 | 181 | #1,320 |
| 2015 | 133 | #1,609 |
| 2014 | 133 | #1,617 |
| 2013 | 105 | #1,900 |
| 2012 | 138 | #1,575 |
| 2011 | 125 | #1,679 |
| 2010 | 152 | #1,481 |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,810 |
| 2008 | 55 | #3,083 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
Names like Halo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper Poppy Willow Harlow Isla Mila Freya Esme Ivy Lyra Hallie Luna
Other spellings of Halo
Names related to Halo
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Grace Violet Daisy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hazel Carter Harrison River Ellie
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, “Halo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/halo, updated 20 October 2026.