Is Halley a boy or girl name?
Halley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 63 girls and 0 boys were named Halley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97% of the 4,195 US babies named Halley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,720
- Babies named Halley since 1910
- 4,195
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 355 babies
Boys and girls named Halley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 39 | 16 | 29.1% |
| 1920s | 15 | 7 | 31.8% |
| 1930s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 17 | 5 | 22.7% |
| 1950s | 6 | 7 | 53.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 126 | 100% |
| 1980s | 32 | 757 | 95.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,314 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,110 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 450 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 231 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,720 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,292 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,382 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,959 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,041 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,572 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,755 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,654 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,461 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,619 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,738 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,376 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,185 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,239 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,918 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,864 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,362 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,425 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,086 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,034 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,720 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,399 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,550 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,317 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,136 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,145 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,359 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,299 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,290 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,097 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,167 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,054 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,444 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,715 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,087 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,178 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,772 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,737 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,456 | 333 | #580 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,164 | 146 | #1,033 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,358 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,340 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,321 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,808 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,482 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,579 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,523 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,712 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,670 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,837 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,157 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,010 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,543 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,178 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,678 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,666 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,927 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,139 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,026 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,082 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,514 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,886 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,514 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,946 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,292 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,266 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,450 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,002 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,189 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,355 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,668 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,911 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,228 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,562 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,466 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,390 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #951 | 11 | #1,462 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Halley reached #951 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #580 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Halley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.