Given name
Hallelujah
“praise the Lord our God”
Hallelujah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “praise the Lord our God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “praise the Lord our God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hallelujah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 190
- 0 boys · 190 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,257 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,257 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hallelujah’s family of names
Hallelujah has a related form in Halleluja.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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