Haley
Girl nameHaley has been given to 160,347 babies in the U.S. since 1890. It peaked in 2000 and currently ranks #861 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin
Variant of Hayley, from Old English. Literally, “hay field”
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
160,347
Peak year
2000 (9,100 babies)
Rank in 2025
#861 for girls
First recorded
1890
10-year trend
▼ -72%
Gender split
99% girls / 1% boys
Famous people named Haley
Haley Joel Osment
American actor
Haley Bennett
American singer and actress
Haley Lu Richardson
American actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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