Halsey

Where Halsey comes from

Places in England, from Old English hals (“neck of land”) + Old English īeġ (“island”)
— Wiktionary's entry for Halsey
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Halsey through the years
  1. 1834
    Halsey J. Boardman born
    American politician
  2. 1847
    Halsey Ives born
    Director of an American museum
  3. 1981
    First appearance
    #7,409 among girls with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2014
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  5. 2021
    Peak, #3,157
    51 babies named Halsey, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Halsey J. Boardman · American politician, 1834–1900
  • Halsey Ives · Director of an American museum, 1847–1911
  • Halsey Royden · American mathematician, 1928–1993
  • Halsey Ricardo · British architect, 1854–1928
  • Halsey Beshears · Florida State Representative, born 1971

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.