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Hayley

Girl

Meaning of Hayley: English: 'hay clearing'

Hayley is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1209th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 503rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1209

179 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#503

78 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

51,449

First recorded 1960 · peak 1993

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 440 babies1982: 494 babies1983: 364 babies1984: 433 babies1985: 664 babies1986: 868 babies1987: 884 babies1988: 801 babies1989: 938 babies1990: 1,053 babies19901991: 1,755 babies1992: 2,443 babies1993: 2,624 babies1994: 2,362 babies1995: 2,364 babies1996: 2,577 babies1997: 2,358 babies1998: 2,084 babies1999: 2,261 babies2000: 2,305 babies20002001: 1,787 babies2002: 1,670 babies2003: 1,867 babies2004: 1,310 babies2005: 1,234 babies2006: 1,077 babies2007: 1,110 babies2008: 851 babies2009: 756 babies2010: 723 babies20102011: 728 babies2012: 678 babies2013: 546 babies2014: 598 babies2015: 566 babies2016: 479 babies2017: 496 babies2018: 472 babies2019: 415 babies2020: 423 babies20202021: 409 babies2022: 338 babies2023: 266 babies2024: 232 babies2025: 179 babies
US babies named Hayley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,624.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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