Hale Boy
How popular is Hale?
#6,442 boy name in 2025
13 baby boys were named Hale in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
738living people named Hale (est.)
25median age of people named Hale
1,296babies named Hale since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Hale popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,442 for boys (▲ 385 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1917 (30 boys) |
| Highest rank | #899 in 1896 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hale counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hal family of names ranked #1,942 for boys in 2025 (#2,101 the year before), with 58 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hal | 38 | 66% |
| Hale | 13 | 22% |
| Hall | 7 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Hale by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | #899 |
| 1910s | 129 | #1,238 |
| 1920s | 214 | #1,416 |
| 1930s | 124 | #1,361 |
| 1940s | 104 | #1,942 |
| 1950s | 81 | #2,250 |
| 1960s | 68 | #2,672 |
| 1970s | 28 | #3,835 |
| 1980s | 62 | #4,232 |
| 1990s | 68 | #5,118 |
| 2000s | 145 | #4,611 |
| 2010s | 163 | #4,333 |
| 2020s | 84 | #5,557 |
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Questions
- Is Hale a boy or girl name?
- Hale is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hale were boys.
- How popular is the name Hale?
- 13 baby boys were named Hale in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
- When was Hale most popular?
- Hale peaked in 1917, when 30 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #899 in 1896.
- How many people are named Hale?
- 1,296 babies have been named Hale in the US since 1880. We estimate about 738 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.