Hali is a distinctive choice, ranked #1819 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hali in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1819
About the Name Hali
Hali is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 796 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1525 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Hali is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hali
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Hali per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hali in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hali is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 796 places over the last five years to #1819 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Hali is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Hali include: Hali Flickinger — Hali Flickinger is an American retired swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events.; Hali Anastopoulo — Hali Anastopoulo is the creator, producer and co-director of the Crackle reality series Men of West Hollywood, which launched to record numbers for the....
Hali does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Halis in the wild.
16
UK babies named Hali (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 796 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hali
Likely around 1 other Hali in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hali
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hali Flickinger is an American retired swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events. She represents the Cali Condors of the International Swimming League.
Hali Anastopoulo is the creator, producer and co-director of the Crackle reality series Men of West Hollywood, which launched to record numbers for the streaming platform. Anastopoulo sold the series at age 20 and was named one of Variety’s Reality TV Power Players in 2023, as well as one of Cynopsis Media's Rising Stars in 2022.
Abdul Gafur Hali was a Bangladeshi folk lyricist, composer and singer of the Maizbhandari musical tradition. He was the first folk play author to use the Chittagonian language.