Haleigh
One of the English respellings of Hayley, a surname from place names built on Old English heg, meaning hay, and leah, a meadow or clearing.
Haleigh in 2025
Haleigh was given to 32 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,625th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 103,604 babies born.
The history of Haleigh
Haleigh reached its highest point in 2000, when 789 babies were given the name, ranking 716th that year.
Across the 48 years of records since 1978, 14,293 babies have been named Haleigh. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Haleigh by decade
| Decade | Babies named Haleigh | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 15,012 |
| 1980s | 538 | 1,735 |
| 1990s | 5,025 | 742 |
| 2000s | 6,046 | 716 |
| 2010s | 2,376 | 1,184 |
| 2020s | 303 | 4,009 |
Where Haleigh is heading
Haleigh has fallen 84% over the past decade, from 201 babies in 2015 to 32 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 2000 peak — Haleigh is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Haleigh
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Haleigh.