Halcyon

HAL-seern /ˈhælsɪən/
girl 2 syllables fading

Halcyon is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2020 and has since faded.

Halcyon is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Halcyon was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1915 (9 births).

About the name Halcyon

PronunciationHAL-seern /ˈhælsɪən/

Names similar to Halcyon

How popular is Halcyon?

Girls named Halcyon
19151920194019601980200020202021
Girls named Halcyon per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2023 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2023) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Halcyon
20202023
Boys named Halcyon per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2023 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2023) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Halcyon total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
202366—#11,330
202155#16,117—
20201212#12,629#12,739
201155#17,737—
19775—#10,150—
19305—#4,831—
19276—#4,515—
19248—#3,803—
19235—#5,270—
19216—#4,727—
19209—#3,442—
19188—#3,645—
19177—#3,878—
19159—#2,986—