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How popular is the name Hali?

Births per year, rank history and how many Halis are alive today.

Hali (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Holly in England and Wales, ranked 3035th in 2025 and given to 8 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2023, when 20 babies were given the name, the 1525th most popular that year. It has declined since 2023; the 2025 figure is roughly 40% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, the Holly you are most likely to meet is around 24 years old. Half of all Hollies born in England and Wales are between 17 and 31, and there are at least 96,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 26% chance that at least one of them will be called Holly.

How many babies are named Hali each year?

Includes all spellings: Hali, Hollie, Holly. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02k4k200020201984: ~538 estimated (387-690)1994: ~3,044 estimated (2,188-3,900)1996: 3,3941997: 3,4421998: 3,2071999: 2,8722000: 3,0492001: 3,5232002: 4,3212003: 4,2152004: 3,4902005: 3,1492006: 3,0502007: 2,9512008: 2,9652009: 3,0422010: 2,9282011: 2,8002012: 3,0022013: 2,2822014: 2,0382015: 1,8402016: 1,5982017: 1,3622018: 1,2992019: 1,0842020: 9072021: 8052022: 6722023: 5452024: 5152025: 390estimatedactual

Where does the Hali spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00020202001: ranked 2,7832004: ranked 2,8022006: ranked 5,0612007: ranked 4,2942009: ranked 4,5642010: ranked 4,6882011: ranked 4,7642012: ranked 5,8762013: ranked 5,7422014: ranked 5,6912015: ranked 5,7302016: ranked 4,0962017: ranked 4,0632018: ranked 3,5182019: ranked 2,0402020: ranked 2,6152021: ranked 2,2012022: ranked 1,9482023: ranked 1,5252024: ranked 1,8192025: ranked 3,035

Where does the Hollie spelling rank?

110100500200020201994: ranked 721996: ranked 671997: ranked 671998: ranked 701999: ranked 802000: ranked 732001: ranked 692002: ranked 612003: ranked 642004: ranked 712005: ranked 772006: ranked 832007: ranked 832008: ranked 872009: ranked 822010: ranked 692011: ranked 682012: ranked 542013: ranked 752014: ranked 812015: ranked 942016: ranked 1152017: ranked 1552018: ranked 1582019: ranked 1702020: ranked 1952021: ranked 2222022: ranked 2432023: ranked 2872024: ranked 3262025: ranked 419

Where does the Holly spelling rank?

110100200200020201984: ranked 591994: ranked 221996: ranked 231997: ranked 231998: ranked 231999: ranked 232000: ranked 182001: ranked 182002: ranked 122003: ranked 132004: ranked 172005: ranked 192006: ranked 182007: ranked 202008: ranked 222009: ranked 192010: ranked 252011: ranked 262012: ranked 252013: ranked 332014: ranked 392015: ranked 442016: ranked 522017: ranked 562018: ranked 562019: ranked 722020: ranked 812021: ranked 952022: ranked 1082023: ranked 1352024: ranked 1372025: ranked 169

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Hali per year in England and Wales, 1984 to 2025, peaking at about 4,321 in 2002
Hali: births per year in England and Wales, 1984-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Hali most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Holly, peaked in 2002, when 4,321 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Hali spelling itself peaked in 2023, with 20 babies.

How many people are called Hali?

At least 96,000 people named Hali in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Hali?

Most living Halis are between 17 and 31; the most common age is about 24.

Is Hali becoming more or less popular?

Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.






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