Halle is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #575 in 2024 with 524 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2002 with 971 births ranking #316. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 38.6%. In 2024, approximately 1 in every 3,079 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.