Haley
An English place name and surname, Old English heg “hay” plus leah “clearing.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Haley first shows up in the national records in 1890. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1991 to 2007. Its biggest year was 2000, when 9,069 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 28 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 861 for girls. All told, 160,347 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Hailey (181,710), Hayley (51,449), Hallie (41,711), Haylee (30,233), Hailee (16,490), Haleigh (14,293) (total births since 1880)
Explore Haley interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 45 | No. 1094 |
| 1900s | 32 | No. 1170 |
| 1910s | 70 | No. 1335 |
| 1920s | 78 | No. 2587 |
| 1930s | 33 | No. 2439 |
| 1940s | 22 | No. 3801 |
| 1950s | 12 | No. 5040 |
| 1960s | 376 | No. 1347 |
| 1970s | 2,191 | No. 397 |
| 1980s | 12,776 | No. 125 |
| 1990s | 71,197 | No. 30 |
| 2000s | 57,056 | No. 28 |
| 2010s | 12,889 | No. 154 |
| 2020s | 2,734 | No. 514 |
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.