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Hayleigh

Girl

Meaning of Hayleigh: English: 'hay meadow'

Hayleigh is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4568th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4568

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,527

First recorded 1986 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 32 babies1992: 47 babies1993: 67 babies1994: 85 babies1995: 99 babies1996: 94 babies1997: 114 babies1998: 122 babies1999: 146 babies2000: 198 babies20002001: 222 babies2002: 212 babies2003: 250 babies2004: 226 babies2005: 252 babies2006: 251 babies2007: 274 babies2008: 256 babies2009: 320 babies2010: 323 babies20102011: 317 babies2012: 253 babies2013: 236 babies2014: 181 babies2015: 184 babies2016: 125 babies2017: 105 babies2018: 99 babies2019: 81 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 67 babies2022: 50 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 43 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Hayleigh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 323.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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