Masculine dossier · first seen 1892

Hale

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hale
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917

Peak era

1917

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1892Peak 19172024

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

60%

2024

All-time

1,269

Hale is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1917, when 30 boys were named Hale.

In 2024, only 12 boys were given the name.

Down 60% from its peak.

All told, about 1,269 Americans have been named Hale and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1892.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1917

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