Gender
Origin
- English
- From the manor house meadow
From the meadow near the hall (implying large estate or home); a surname also used as a variant of Hayley
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
ha(l)-ley
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1986 (rank #2427, 22 births)
- Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #580, 333 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3517, 43 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 43 |
| 2024 | – | 63 |
| 2023 | – | 49 |
| 2022 | – | 47 |
| 2021 | – | 37 |
| 2020 | – | 35 |
| 2019 | – | 43 |
| 2018 | – | 40 |
| 2017 | – | 42 |
| 2016 | – | 32 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1618, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #4073, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #571, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence