Hala is a rare variant of Haley that peaked in 2011 and remains in steady use.
Hala is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,941 for girl births in the United States (and #5,171 across all names), given to 57 babies. Hala was first reported in SSA data in 1887 and peaked in 2011 (70 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | #2,941 | — |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | #3,423 | — |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | #3,935 | — |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | #3,557 | — |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | #3,828 | — |
| 2020 | 49 | 49 | #3,196 | — |
| 2019 | 48 | 48 | #3,296 | — |
| 2018 | 53 | 53 | #3,072 | — |
| 2017 | 63 | 63 | #2,724 | — |
| 2016 | 62 | 62 | #2,777 | — |
| 2015 | 48 | 48 | #3,363 | — |
| 2014 | 60 | 60 | #2,857 | — |
| 2013 | 57 | 57 | #2,949 | — |
| 2012 | 66 | 66 | #2,691 | — |
| 2011 | 70 | 70 | #2,567 | — |
| 2010 | 64 | 64 | #2,764 | — |
| 2009 | 69 | 69 | #2,655 | — |
| 2008 | 51 | 51 | #3,284 | — |
| 2007 | 49 | 49 | #3,396 | — |
| 2006 | 56 | 56 | #3,030 | — |
| 2005 | 38 | 38 | #3,832 | — |
| 2004 | 35 | 35 | #4,033 | — |
| 2003 | 39 | 39 | #3,622 | — |
| 2002 | 31 | 31 | #4,108 | — |
| 2001 | 44 | 44 | #3,161 | — |
| 2000 | 40 | 40 | #3,354 | — |
| 1999 | 33 | 33 | #3,656 | — |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | #3,516 | — |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #3,847 | — |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #4,356 | — |
| 1995 | 19 | — | #5,091 | — |
| 1994 | 30 | — | #3,645 | — |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #5,288 | — |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #5,567 | — |
| 1991 | 23 | — | #4,382 | — |
| 1990 | 20 | — | #4,749 | — |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #5,126 | — |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #5,414 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,055 | — |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,799 | — |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #4,518 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,647 | — |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #4,961 | — |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,656 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,486 | — |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #5,646 | — |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,694 | — |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,177 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,817 | — |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,832 | — |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,484 | — |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #4,661 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,767 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,581 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #6,925 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,982 | — |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #4,284 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #5,721 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,407 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,633 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | — | — | #3,551 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #1,208 | — |