Given name & surname
Halli
“from the hall near the meadow”
Halli is a variant of Halley. One English interpretation is “from the hall near the meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Halli is a variant of Halley. One English interpretation is “from the hall near the meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Halli is a variant of Halley. An origin associated with Halley is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Icelandic usage, Halli is a diminutive of Halldór.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Halli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,362
- 0 boys · 1,362 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,284 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,284 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 78 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,251 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.
Halli’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Halli is a diminutive of Halldór. Halli has a related form in Halley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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