Given name
Halia
“the remembrance of one who was loved”
Halia is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “the remembrance of one who was loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “the remembrance of one who was loved.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Halia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,084
- 0 boys · 1,084 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 55
- #3,006 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 55 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,006 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Hawaii had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 730 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.
Halia’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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