Halsey
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning remote island; from place name Halsey.
Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Halsey by the numbers
Halsey was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 1924, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Halsey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean an island
Like Halsey, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evelynnisland; a variant spelling of Evelyn938 in the US (2017)
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kelseyisland of the ship; a place name799 in the US (2017)
- Whitneywhite island; from a place name336 in the US (2017)
- Lindseylinden tree island; variant of Lindsey316 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Halsey
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