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 #229 in 2020 England and Wales Last ranked #729 in 2021 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal wholesome refined strange simple Categories black history, Death Note characters, modern English, RB singers Entry updated January 22, 2019