Halle is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #1033 in 2000 with 20 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2019 with 248 births ranking #197. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 300.0%. In 2000, approximately 1 in every 13,659 girls born was named Halle. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Halle is a modern English girls’ name best known through actress Halle Berry. In that well-known case, it comes from the surname Halle rather than from an older traditional girls’ name route.
This is a modern celebrity-associated name rather than a classic with one settled ancient meaning. The source ties its best-known public use to a department store name based on a German surname related to Hall.