Hadley
English surname and place name, Old English for “heather meadow.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Hadley first shows up in the national records in 1906. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 1 different years between 2014 and 2014. Its biggest year was 2014, when 3,015 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 100 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 121 for girls. All told, 48,691 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Hadlee (5,258), Hadleigh (4,467), Hadlie (762) (total births since 1880)
Explore Hadley interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43 | No. 4723 |
| 1970s | 192 | No. 2997 |
| 1980s | 342 | No. 2304 |
| 1990s | 1,199 | No. 965 |
| 2000s | 4,941 | No. 365 |
| 2010s | 25,483 | No. 100 |
| 2020s | 14,395 | No. 111 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.