Hayley

“Hay clearing, hay meadow” — Old English origin

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

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. 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.

Around the world: about 1 in 680 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 750 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 810 girls in N. Ireland (2025).

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

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!
Hayley Marshall-Kenner — The Vampire Diaries · The Originals
Hayley Cropper — Coronation Street

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.

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

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