Halle is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #969 in 2016 with 278 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2002 with 971 births ranking #316. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 26.5%. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 6,372 girls born was named Halle. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
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.