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Haley

Girl

Meaning of Haley: English: 'hay clearing'

Haley is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 832nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#832

314 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

160,347

First recorded 1890 · peak 2000

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 778 babies1982: 1,037 babies1983: 927 babies1984: 1,003 babies1985: 1,398 babies1986: 1,297 babies1987: 1,572 babies1988: 2,021 babies1989: 2,383 babies1990: 3,220 babies19901991: 4,484 babies1992: 6,063 babies1993: 7,659 babies1994: 7,825 babies1995: 8,228 babies1996: 9,072 babies1997: 8,706 babies1998: 7,954 babies1999: 8,226 babies2000: 9,100 babies20002001: 8,039 babies2002: 7,480 babies2003: 7,216 babies2004: 5,775 babies2005: 5,144 babies2006: 4,308 babies2007: 4,208 babies2008: 3,351 babies2009: 2,631 babies2010: 1,993 babies20102011: 1,964 babies2012: 1,711 babies2013: 1,415 babies2014: 1,234 babies2015: 1,135 babies2016: 1,011 babies2017: 950 babies2018: 808 babies2019: 689 babies2020: 587 babies20202021: 548 babies2022: 496 babies2023: 426 babies2024: 363 babies2025: 314 babies
US babies named Haley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 9,100.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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