Hayley

Meaning: Hay clearing, hay meadow
Origin: Old English

Girl's name · #1251 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Hayley's best rank, #120, came in 1996; it has stepped well back to #1251 today. Roughly 51,000 girls have been named Hayley since 1960.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#151 in Ireland (2025) · #174 in Scotland (2025) · #199 in N. Ireland (2025) · #269 in New Zealand (2025) · #480 in England & Wales (2025) · #655 in Netherlands (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #883 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,981 in France (2025) · #2,100 in Switzerland (2025) · #692 in Canada (2024).

Famous Hayleys

Hayley Williams — American singer
Hayley Atwell — British actress
Hayley Westenra — New Zealand singer
Hayley Kiyoko — American actress
Hayley Mills — British actress (born 1946)

In stories & tradition

Hayley Smith — American Dad! (TV series)
Hayley Marshall-Kenner^it — The Vampire Diaries (TV series)
Hayley Cropper — Coronation Street (TV series)

What Hayleys become

Among 244 notable people named Hayley:

Sports figures appear 2.2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey and softball player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Hailey (#104) and Haley (#861), Hayley would rank around #82 with about 3,000 births last year — the newborns split about 84/10/6 across Hailey, Haley, and Hayley.

Similar names: Hailee · Allyson · Aila · Kailey · Kelsey · Haley

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