69%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. HAL-ee [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links In the case of American actress Halle Berry (1966-), it is from the name of a department store in Cleveland where she was born (the store was founded by brothers bearing the German surname Halle, a cognate of HALL). Related Names Same SpellingHalle (1) PopularityDetails Last ranked #197 in 2019 England and Wales Last ranked #822 in 2019 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal wholesome refined strange simple Categories actresses, black history, Death Note characters Entry updated January 22, 2019