Given name

Halene

“a steadfast woman”

Halene is used as a given name. One Russian interpretation is “a steadfast woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Russian interpretation is “a steadfast woman.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Russian.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Halene through the years

Babies since 1880
38
0 boys · 38 girls
Most popular year
1916
9 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02.557.510192019401960198020002025Highest share 19160.0
Halene in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1915–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1916.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Halene’s family of names

Halene has a related form in Haleen. Halene has a related form in Haleene. Halene has a related form in Halein.

Walk Halene’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Halene, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Russian

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0Not recently recorded

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Russian

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Ukrainian

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Vira is a feminine given name from Ukrainian.

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>99% girls

Russian

Iwana

Iwana is a feminine given name from Russian. It is used in Polish.

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>99% girls

Russian · Vintage revival

Vera

“faith” · “the truth”

70CommonRising

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Helene

“the shining light”

30RareRising

>99% girls

German

Halonen

Halonen is a given name from Russian, ultimately from Middle Low German. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Halene’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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