Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- hay meadow; ingenious, clever
- English
- From the hay meadow; an adapted surname traditionally used as a boys'' name, now more common for girls
Syllables
2
Themes
- Nature
- Place
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Hayley
Pronunciation
ha(y)-ley
Famous People
Actress Hayley Mills
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Stephen Baldwin, Daughter of David Hasselhoff, Daughter of Jeff Bridges
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #5808, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #126, 2,617 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1250, 179 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 179 |
| 2024 | – | 232 |
| 2023 | – | 266 |
| 2022 | – | 337 |
| 2021 | – | 409 |
| 2020 | – | 424 |
| 2019 | – | 414 |
| 2018 | – | 472 |
| 2017 | – | 495 |
| 2016 | – | 479 |
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 1996 (rank #57, 1,088 births); most recent 2025 (rank #478, 83 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 |
| 2024 | 78 |
| 2023 | 88 |
| 2022 | 71 |
| 2021 | 78 |
| 2020 | 76 |
| 2019 | 83 |
| 2018 | 78 |
| 2017 | 60 |
| 2016 | 83 |
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
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #4934, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1256, 30 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1711, 18 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 18 |
| 2022 | – | 22 |
| 2021 | – | 30 |
| 2020 | – | 21 |
| 2019 | – | 23 |
| 2018 | – | 30 |
| 2017 | – | 24 |
| 2016 | 3 | 25 |
| 2015 | – | 30 |
| 2014 | – | 24 |
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 Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #48, 130 births); most recent 2025 (rank #149, 31 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 |
| 2024 | 38 |
| 2023 | 38 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2021 | 50 |
| 2020 | 46 |
| 2019 | 49 |
| 2018 | 47 |
| 2017 | 44 |
| 2016 | 38 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #28, 221 births); most recent 2025 (rank #172, 24 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 31 |
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 Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #57, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #191, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #57, 68 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2014 | 10 |
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