Halley is an uncommon variant of Hailey that peaked in 1986 and has since faded.
Halley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,537 for girl births in the United States (and #6,229 across all names), given to 43 babies. Halley was first reported in SSA data in 1910 and peaked in 1986 (333 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | #3,537 | — |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | #2,731 | — |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | #3,292 | — |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | #3,382 | — |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | #3,961 | — |
| 2020 | 35 | 35 | #4,044 | — |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #3,574 | — |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 | #3,755 | — |
| 2017 | 42 | 42 | #3,655 | — |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #4,461 | — |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | #3,620 | — |
| 2014 | 41 | 41 | #3,741 | — |
| 2013 | 47 | 47 | #3,376 | — |
| 2012 | 52 | 52 | #3,186 | — |
| 2011 | 51 | 51 | #3,239 | — |
| 2010 | 59 | 59 | #2,918 | — |
| 2009 | 61 | 61 | #2,864 | — |
| 2008 | 82 | 82 | #2,362 | — |
| 2007 | 78 | 78 | #2,425 | — |
| 2006 | 94 | 94 | #2,086 | — |
| 2005 | 92 | 92 | #2,035 | — |
| 2004 | 113 | 113 | #1,720 | — |
| 2003 | 142 | 142 | #1,399 | — |
| 2002 | 122 | 122 | #1,550 | — |
| 2001 | 146 | 146 | #1,317 | — |
| 2000 | 180 | 180 | #1,135 | — |
| 1999 | 171 | 171 | #1,146 | — |
| 1998 | 128 | 128 | #1,359 | — |
| 1997 | 134 | — | #1,299 | — |
| 1996 | 134 | — | #1,290 | — |
| 1995 | 162 | — | #1,097 | — |
| 1994 | 152 | — | #1,167 | — |
| 1993 | 174 | — | #1,054 | — |
| 1992 | 111 | — | #1,444 | — |
| 1991 | 85 | — | #1,715 | — |
| 1990 | 63 | — | #2,087 | — |
| 1989 | 56 | — | #2,178 | — |
| 1988 | 71 | — | #1,772 | — |
| 1987 | 69 | — | #1,738 | — |
| 1986 | 355 | — | #580 | #2,456 |
| 1985 | 156 | — | #1,033 | #4,166 |
| 1984 | 25 | — | #3,356 | — |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #4,340 | — |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #5,320 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,675 | — |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #4,808 | — |
| 1979 | 16 | — | #4,482 | — |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,581 | — |
| 1977 | 21 | — | #3,522 | — |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,713 | — |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #5,671 | — |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,920 | — |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #3,837 | — |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #6,158 | — |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #4,010 | — |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,543 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,179 | — |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #3,678 | — |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,666 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #6,927 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,139 | — |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #5,024 | — |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,082 | — |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,514 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #3,886 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | — | #3,512 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,946 | — |
| 1941 | 6 | — | — | #3,292 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,265 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,450 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,002 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | #4,190 | — |
| 1924 | 8 | — | — | #3,355 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,668 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,911 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,228 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,562 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,466 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,390 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,852 |
| 1910 | 23 | — | #1,462 | #951 |