Halee
A feminine name inspired by the English word "hale", meaning healthy or robust.
Name Census estimates that about 2,875 living Americans carry the first name Halee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Halee today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Halee births was 2000 (192 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Halee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
2.9K
~ 1 in 119,219 Americans
Peak year
2000
192 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,590
Tracked since 1974
Census
Halee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,609 people with the first name Halee, which placed it at #6,205 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,205
National first-name rank
People counted
2.6K
2,609 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
83.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Halee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Halee is White at 83.1%. The next largest groups are Black (5.2%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Halee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Halee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White83.1% · 2,169
- Black or African American5.2% · 136
- Two or more races4.6% · 121
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 120
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 34
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 29
Popularity
Halee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Halee from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 1,261 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Halee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Halee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Halees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 30 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, California recorded the most babies named Halee, while Wisconsin, New York, Iowa recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 48 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Halee
The name Halee is a modern variant of the Hebrew name Halle, which is derived from the Hebrew word "hallel," meaning "praise" or "to praise." It is believed to have originated in ancient Israel during the time of the Hebrew Bible.
The name Halle is mentioned in the Book of Psalms, where it is used as an expression of praise to God. One of the most well-known references is found in Psalm 150, which begins with the words "Hallelujah" (Praise the Lord).
The earliest recorded use of the name Halle can be traced back to the Middle Ages, when it was used by Jewish communities in Europe. One of the earliest notable individuals with this name was Rabbi Halle ben Eliyahu, a prominent Jewish scholar who lived in the 13th century.
In the 16th century, the name gained popularity among Protestant Christians, particularly in Germany, where it was often spelled as "Halle." One of the most famous historical figures with this name was Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), the renowned German composer known for his operas and oratorios.
Another notable individual with the name Halle was the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650), who was born in the town of La Haye en Touraine, which was also known as Haye or Halle.
In more recent history, the name Halee emerged as a variant spelling, particularly in English-speaking countries. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this spelling was Halee Steinfeld, an American singer and actress born in 1996.
Other notable individuals with the name Halee include Halee Hirsh, an American singer-songwriter born in 1977, and Halee Kaleem, a Pakistani actress and model born in 1989.
People
Halee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Halee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Halee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Halee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,875 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Halee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 119,219 US residents.
Is Halee a common name?
We classify Halee as "Rare". It ranks above 95% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,952 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Halee most popular?
The single biggest year for Halee was 2000, when 192 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Halee is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Halee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,609 people with the name Halee, or 0.86 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,205 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Halee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Halee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Halee appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,607 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Halee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Halee is White at 83.1%. The next largest groups are Black (5.2%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Halee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Halee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.1% (2,169 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Halee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Halee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Halee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Halee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Halee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Halee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Halee?
See how many people share the name Halee on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.