Halley
3 countries#3517 in United States, 2025US
#3517
in United States, 2025
FR
35
total births, France
SCOT
#780
in Scotland, 2025
Total births recorded
4,279
Peak year (United States)
1986
Peak-year count
355
First recorded
1910
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Halley was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFranceScotland
Country by country
United States
4,238 births recorded 1910–2025 · currently #3517 · peaked in 1986 with 355 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, Florida, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
35 births recorded 2007–2021 · peaked in 2007 with 5 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
6 births recorded 2019–2025 · currently #780 · peaked in 2019 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Halley’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2081 | — |
| 2007 | #2418 | ↓337 |
| 2008 | #2354 | ↑64 |
| 2009 | #2852 | ↓498 |
| 2010 | #2906 | ↓54 |
| 2011 | #3222 | ↓316 |
| 2012 | #3169 | ↑53 |
| 2013 | #3367 | ↓198 |
| 2014 | #3719 | ↓352 |
| 2015 | #3595 | ↑124 |
| 2016 | #4423 | ↓828 |
| 2017 | #3627 | ↑796 |
| 2018 | #3739 | ↓112 |
| 2019 | #3552 | ↑187 |
| 2020 | #4005 | ↓453 |
| 2021 | #3935 | ↑70 |
| 2022 | #3365 | ↑570 |
| 2023 | #3274 | ↑91 |
| 2024 | #2722 | ↑552 |
| 2025 | #3517 | ↓795 |