UK boy's name
Hallam
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Hallam is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Hallam popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 21 births.
This profile covers 170 England and Wales registrations across 23 recorded years from 1996 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 14% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 168 living people in the UK are called Hallam. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Hallam ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 21 boys were registered as Hallam.
- • About 168 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hallam as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
21 births
Estimated living
168
2026
Popularity
Hallam over time
The chart below shows babies named Hallam registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Hallam, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 21 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hallam by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hallam was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4789 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3747 | 40 | 8 |
| 2000s | #2385 | 65 | 10 |
| 1990s | #988 | 62 | 4 |
Notable bearers
Famous people named Hallam
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Hallam Hope
association football player
association football player
1994-
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Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
writer; politician
Governor-General of Australia (1852-1928)
1852-1928
Related
Names similar to Hallam
- Harry 141,693
- Henry 65,177
- Harrison 45,958
- Harvey 35,648
- Harley 22,095
- Hugo 18,779
- Hayden 12,622
- Hunter 10,350
- Hudson 9,104
- Hamza 8,564
- Hassan 5,982
- Hasan 3,599
FAQ
Hallam: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hallam in the UK right now?
In 2021, Hallam was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Hallam most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 21 babies registered as Hallam in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hallam in the UK?
A total of 170 babies have been registered as Hallam across the 23 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.