Girl's name
Hallie
Say it HAL-ee
Roots in English and Germanic 2 syllables
Where Hallie is loved, common and rare
Common across the UK, Ireland and three more places. Rare in Canada.
1 in 131 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Scotland 19thEngland and Wales 29thNorthern Ireland 57th
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Every place
In 9 of the 40 official lists, among them Scotland (19th), England and Wales (29th) and Northern Ireland (57th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 19th 2025 | 137 | 1 in 131 |
| England and Wales | 29th 2025 | 1,246 | 1 in 203 |
| New South Wales state | 43rd 2025 | 146 | rank only |
| Queensland state | 52nd 2025 | 93 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 52nd 2025 | 30 | rank only |
| Northern Ireland | 57th 2025 | 34 | 1 in 214 |
| Ireland | 99th 2025 | 48 | 1 in 440 |
| British Columbia province | 177th 2023 | 17 | about 1 in 703 |
| Ontario province | 178th 2024 | 62 | about 1 in 878 |
Rare, below the listed names: Quebec, Victoria, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Sources: National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario). How we count, and every source
About the name
Hallie is a diminutive of Harriet, the English form of the French Henriette. Henriette is the feminine of Henri, the French form of Henry, a name from the Germanic languages, which links Hallie to a large family of related names across Europe.
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HAL-ee is two bright syllables, informal and friendly. Harriet is the natural formal name behind it, though Hallie is now often given on its own.
Hallie is a British favourite, in the top twenty in Scotland and the top thirty in England and Wales, and it ranks in New South Wales as well. It is rising in every country where it appears and falling in none. In Canada it first appeared in the 1980s and peaked around 2024, so its popularity is very recent.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- HAL-ee, 2 syllables
- Origin
- English and Germanic
- Other spellings
- Harriet
Etymology
A diminutive of Harriet, itself an anglicized form of French Henriette, feminine of Henri (Henry), a name from the Germanic languages.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 9 of 9 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 144 | 98 | 79 | 58 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 |
| Scotland | 108 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 47 | 34 | 31 | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | 251 | 180 | 119 | 138 | 95 | 104 | 85 | 84 | 67 | 57 |
| Ireland | 273 | 199 | 218 | 134 | 145 | 125 | 110 | 118 | 85 | 99 |
| Ontario | 796 | 467 | 543 | 529 | 380 | 449 | 269 | 229 | 178 | |
| British Columbia | 661 | 345 | 345 | 305 | 358 | 191 | 316 | 177 | ||
| New South Wales | 70 | 94 | 67 | 73 | 47 | 43 | ||||
| Queensland | 87 | 80 | 55 | 57 | 49 | 52 | ||||
| South Australia | 518 | 272 | 86 | 97 | 71 | 83 | 68 | 40 | 52 |
England and Wales, 1999 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 1,246 | 491.9 |
| 2024 | 32 | 1,218 | 472.1 |
| 2023 | 34 | 1,154 | 449.8 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1,202 | 456.1 |
| 2021 | 42 | 1,070 | 390.4 |
| 2020 | 49 | 954 | 355.4 |
| 2019 | 58 | 910 | 324.9 |
| 2018 | 79 | 680 | 235.9 |
| 2017 | 98 | 556 | 185.9 |
| 2016 | 144 | 385 | 125.3 |
| 2015 | 206 | 262 | 85.1 |
| 2014 | 232 | 218 | 71.1 |
| 2013 | 273 | 172 | 55.8 |
| 2012 | 253 | 197 | 61.2 |
| 2011 | 332 | 145 | 45.1 |
| 2010 | 328 | 143 | 44.5 |
| 2009 | 398 | 106 | 33.8 |
| 2008 | 580 | 65 | 20.6 |
| 2007 | 447 | 91 | 29.7 |
| 2006 | 544 | 66 | 22.1 |
| 2005 | 459 | 80 | 27.8 |
| 2004 | 533 | 60 | 21.0 |
| 2003 | 538 | 57 | 20.5 |
| 2002 | 938 | 24 | 9.0 |
| 2001 | 696 | 36 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 1058 | 19 | 7.0 |
| 1999 | 3900 | 3 | 1.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Hallie in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2019. First recorded in 1986. Her peak year there: 2024, at 113.8 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Hallie per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2024 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Hallie
1 in 142 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Hallie.
1 in 700 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Hallie.
1 in 949 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Hallie.
1 in 511 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hallie.
1 in 768 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Hallie.
1 in 267 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hallie.
1 in 183 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hallie.
1 in 82 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Hallie. Ends in -ie, like Hallie.
1 in 138 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hallie.
1 in 86 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Hallie.
Middle names for Hallie
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Hallie Grace
2-1 beats · initials HG
Changes the beat after Hallie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Hallie Olivia
2-4 beats · initials HO · Hallie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Hallie: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Hallie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Hallie Sophia
2-3 beats · initials HS
Changes the beat after Hallie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Hallie Maria
2-3 beats · initials HM
Changes the beat after Hallie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Hallie Rose
2-1 beats · initials HR
Changes the beat after Hallie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Hallie Emily
2-3 beats · initials HE · Hallie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Hallie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Hallie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Hallie Julia
2-3 beats · initials HJ
Changes the beat after Hallie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Hallie Miriam
2-3 beats · initials HM
Changes the beat after Hallie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Hallie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 160 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Hallie across countries and decades.
1 in 106 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Hallie across countries and decades.
1 in 942 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Hallie across countries and decades.
1 in 383 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Hallie across countries and decades.
1 in 203 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Hallie across countries and decades.
1 in 688 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Hallie across countries and decades.
1 in 215 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Hallie across countries and decades.
1 in 607 in Northern Ireland
92% alike: moves with Hallie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Hallie
Hallie Eisenberg and Hallie Todd.
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American actress born 1992
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American actress born 1962
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Hallie
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Hallie?
Her best rank is No. 19 in Scotland in 2025, about 1 in 131 girls. She is in the published lists of 9 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Hallie?
HAL-ee, with 2 syllables.
Is Hallie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 9 of 9 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Hallie?
The deck's top five sisters for Hallie: Poppy, Wren, Aubrey, Autumn and Felicity. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.