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Haley

Haley: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“hay clearing”
Origin
Old English
Say it
HAY-lee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant of Hayley/Hailey, from an English surname and place name combining heg 'hay' and leah 'clearing, meadow.' The exact spelling Haley is widely used as a given name.

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How popular is Haley?

2024108 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Haley in 2024361

2024 rank#780 girls

Peak year1996

Total US babies since 1880160,023

Haley is fading: recent use is about 32% of its level ten years before.

Names like Haley

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Haileyhay clearing · English
  • Haleighhay clearing · English
  • Audreynoble strength · Old English
  • Ashleyash tree clearing · Old English
  • Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
  • Hadleyheather field · Old English
  • Blakelydark wood or clearing · Old English
  • KimberlyCyneburg's meadow · Old English

Haley questions

What does the name Haley mean?

Haley means "hay clearing". It comes from Old English. Variant of Hayley/Hailey, from an English surname and place name combining heg 'hay' and leah 'clearing, meadow.' The exact spelling Haley is widely used as a given name.

Is Haley a boy or girl name?

Haley is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Haley?

361 US babies were named Haley in 2024. Its peak year was 1996.

How do you pronounce Haley?

Haley is usually pronounced HAY-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.