Given name
Halah
“possessing a lunar halo”·“an unexpected gift”
Halah is a variant of Hala. One Arabic interpretation is “possessing a lunar halo.” Halah is a variant of Halla. One African interpretation is “an unexpected gift.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Halah is a variant of Hala. One Arabic interpretation is “possessing a lunar halo.” Halah is a variant of Halla. One African interpretation is “an unexpected gift.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Halah is a variant of Hala. An origin associated with Hala is Arabic. Halah is a variant of Halla. An origin associated with Halla is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Halah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 153
- 0 boys · 153 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,282 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,282 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 415 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Halah’s family of names
Halah has a related form in Hala. Halah has a related form in Halla.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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