Entry № 2175 · Polish origin

Halina Halina — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ hah-LEE-nah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Polish

Meaning

"Calm, light"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Polish)

The meaning

A name that means "calm, light".

Halina is the Polish form of Galina — from the Greek galēnē, meaning "calm" — or possibly related to the Greek helios (sun, light).

Halina Mickiewicz was the wife of the Polish national poet Adam Mickiewicz; Halina Birenbaum is a Holocaust survivor and author.

Calm. The Polish Galina.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Halina

Transliteration: Halina
Pronunciation: / həˈliː.nə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Halina stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Halina · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Halinas before her.

Real people

Halina Birenbaum

Polish-Israeli Holocaust survivor and author.

born 1929

In fiction

Halina

Common in Polish fiction.

Names connected to Halina.

Numerology

The number behind Halina.

The Diplomat

Halina reduces to two — the number of Polish calm.

Parents on Halina

Why families chose this name.

"Polish Galina. Six letters. Halina."

Magda · Mother of one · Warsaw