Halle

Where Halle comes from

* As a German surname, variant of Hall. * As a French surname, from the noun halle (“covered room”). * As a Belgian and Dutch surname, from Halle, Belgium. * As a Jewish surname, from Halle in Saxony, named after the river Saale.
— Wiktionary's entry for Halle
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1948
    First appearance
    #5,243 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1966
    Halle Berry born
    American actress
  3. 2000
    Halle Bailey born
    American singer and actress
  4. 2002
    Peak, #316
    971 babies named Halle — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2011
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #620.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name, alternative spelling of Hallie. popularized by american actress Halle Berry
Namesakes
  • Halle Berry · American actress, born 1966
  • Halle Bailey · American singer and actress, born 2000
  • Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson · American physician, 1864–1901
  • Halle Mordu · Nigerian actress and singer, born 1986
  • Halle Houssein · English association football player, born 2004

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.