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Name Explorer — Baby Names

The Name Hall

How many South Africans are called Hall, which surnames go with it, and how old they are.

269people share the name Hall
210surnames linked to Hall
#21,370most popular of 485,985 names
Unisex name#12,796 boy name · #29,162 girl name

Boys and Girls Named Hall

Male19573.3%
Female7126.7%
Unknown3Unable to determine gender

We make use of verified data and algorithms to determine gender. Hall is listed as unisex because neither boys nor girls make up 90% of them.

Popularity of Hall since 1900

Most popular in the 1910s, when about 0.3 in every 10,000 South Africans born had the name.

People named Hall per 1,000 births, by decade. A table with the same numbers follows the chart.
People named Hall, by decade of birth. A table with the same numbers follows the chart.

* 2020–2026 so far — this decade isn’t over yet. “Per 1,000 births” compares Hall with everyone born in the same decade in our records, so decades with more records don’t look more popular. Decades with fewer than 1,000 records are left out of that view. Includes people who have since passed away.

Show the numbers
Decade of birthPeople named Hall Everyone bornPer 1,000 births
2020–2026 (so far) 0 0 —
2010s 0 0 —
2000s 5 7,233,222 0.00
1990s 8 9,262,591 0.00
1980s 12 9,119,350 0.00
1970s 10 8,269,186 0.00
1960s 17 7,146,440 0.00
1950s 35 5,508,070 0.01
1940s 35 3,939,672 0.01
1930s 45 3,121,587 0.01
1920s 39 2,250,943 0.02
1910s 33 1,303,466 0.03
1900s 11 580,265 0.02

People by Age Group

All recordsLiving (no date of death)
AgeAllLiving
20 and under 0 0
21 – 40 17 17
41 – 60 23 20
61 – 80 63 52
81 – 100 79 28
Over 100 69 9
Date of birth unknown180

Ages are worked out from the year of birth. “Living” means no date of death is recorded.

Top 10 Surnames with Hall

#SurnamePeople
1Bailey4
2Grobler4
3Meyer4
4Norton4
5Prinsloo4
6Roberts4
7Van Rooyen4
8Deeks3
9Mitchell3
10Pretorius3

Our Baby Name Generator is based on our South African records, counting every first name a person has. Only real verified South African names are used with this tool. Due to privacy restrictions, records after 2010 are not included. * Updated 21 October 2026.

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