Haley
English surname from places named with Old English heg, hay, and leah, a clearing.
Haley in 2025
Haley was given to 314 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,634th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 10,558 babies born.
The history of Haley
Haley reached its highest point in 2000, when 9,100 babies were given the name, ranking 71st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 70th, in 1996.
Across the 136 years of records since 1890, 160,347 babies have been named Haley. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Haley by decade
| Decade | Babies named Haley | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 45 | 1,776 |
| 1900s | 32 | 1,877 |
| 1910s | 94 | 2,192 |
| 1920s | 131 | 3,445 |
| 1930s | 63 | 4,269 |
| 1940s | 61 | 4,023 |
| 1950s | 47 | 5,270 |
| 1960s | 399 | 2,081 |
| 1970s | 2,224 | 734 |
| 1980s | 12,918 | 253 |
| 1990s | 71,437 | 70 |
| 2000s | 57,252 | 71 |
| 2010s | 12,910 | 344 |
| 2020s | 2,734 | 1,012 |
Where Haley is heading
Haley has fallen 72% over the past decade, from 1,135 babies in 2015 to 314 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 2000 peak — Haley is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Haley
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Haley.