Old English origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “hay field”
Variant of Hayley, from Old English. Literally, “hay field”
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- Wiktionary: HaleyCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“hay field”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Haley is a unisex given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old English, with the stated meaning “hay field”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Haley (English)
Meaning: “hay field”
Variant of Hayley, from Old English. Literally, “hay field”
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 314 girls (rank 861). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Haley
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | 6 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1891 | 5 | 1,332 | observed |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | 7 | 1,175 | observed |
| 1894 | 5 | 1,485 | observed |
| 1895 | 8 | 1,202 | observed |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | 9 | 1,094 | observed |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | 5 | 1,596 | observed |
| 1900 | 5 | 1,932 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | 10 | 1,170 | observed |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | 5 | 1,951 | observed |
| 1907 | 6 | 1,821 | observed |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,862 | observed |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 12 | 1,335 | observed |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 6 | 2,827 | observed |
| 1914 | 9 | 2,434 | observed |
| 1915 | 14 | 2,143 | observed |
| 1916 | 9 | 3,031 | observed |
| 1917 | 7 | 3,713 | observed |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,809 | observed |
| 1919 | 8 | 3,452 | observed |
| 1920 | 6 | 4,398 | observed |
| 1921 | 8 | 3,666 | observed |
| 1922 | 11 | 2,958 | observed |
| 1923 | 13 | 2,587 | observed |
| 1924 | 12 | 2,809 | observed |
| 1925 | 7 | 4,028 | observed |
| 1926 | 5 | 4,851 | observed |
| 1927 | 11 | 2,859 | observed |
| 1928 | 5 | 4,725 | observed |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | 6 | 4,047 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 5 | 4,411 | observed |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | 12 | 2,439 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | 5 | 4,342 | observed |
| 1939 | 5 | 4,250 | observed |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | 5 | 4,622 | observed |
| 1943 | 7 | 3,801 | observed |
| 1944 | 5 | 4,574 | observed |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | 5 | 5,244 | observed |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 6 | 5,040 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 6 | 5,408 | observed |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | 16 | 3,189 | observed |
| 1962 | 21 | 2,668 | observed |
| 1963 | 23 | 2,543 | observed |
| 1964 | 39 | 1,892 | observed |
| 1965 | 43 | 1,715 | observed |
| 1966 | 44 | 1,700 | observed |
| 1967 | 52 | 1,559 | observed |
| 1968 | 68 | 1,347 | observed |
| 1969 | 70 | 1,370 | observed |
| 1970 | 73 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1971 | 85 | 1,292 | observed |
| 1972 | 88 | 1,212 | observed |
| 1973 | 98 | 1,132 | observed |
| 1974 | 129 | 960 | observed |
| 1975 | 110 | 1,066 | observed |
| 1976 | 117 | 1,047 | observed |
| 1977 | 462 | 442 | observed |
| 1978 | 518 | 397 | observed |
| 1979 | 511 | 414 | observed |
| 1980 | 490 | 438 | observed |
| 1981 | 773 | 312 | observed |
| 1982 | 1,024 | 245 | observed |
| 1983 | 919 | 259 | observed |
| 1984 | 991 | 252 | observed |
| 1985 | 1,378 | 195 | observed |
| 1986 | 1,278 | 203 | observed |
| 1987 | 1,557 | 178 | observed |
| 1988 | 2,004 | 143 | observed |
| 1989 | 2,362 | 125 | observed |
| 1990 | 3,200 | 108 | observed |
| 1991 | 4,463 | 79 | observed |
| 1992 | 6,040 | 56 | observed |
| 1993 | 7,618 | 42 | observed |
| 1994 | 7,803 | 36 | observed |
| 1995 | 8,208 | 32 | observed |
| 1996 | 9,042 | 30 | observed |
| 1997 | 8,687 | 31 | observed |
| 1998 | 7,934 | 36 | observed |
| 1999 | 8,202 | 31 | observed |
| 2000 | 9,069 | 28 | observed |
| 2001 | 8,011 | 34 | observed |
| 2002 | 7,457 | 35 | observed |
| 2003 | 7,198 | 34 | observed |
| 2004 | 5,728 | 44 | observed |
| 2005 | 5,128 | 53 | observed |
| 2006 | 4,298 | 75 | observed |
| 2007 | 4,200 | 76 | observed |
| 2008 | 3,342 | 102 | observed |
| 2009 | 2,625 | 123 | observed |
| 2010 | 1,988 | 154 | observed |
| 2011 | 1,959 | 158 | observed |
| 2012 | 1,711 | 184 | observed |
| 2013 | 1,410 | 229 | observed |
| 2014 | 1,234 | 267 | observed |
| 2015 | 1,135 | 279 | observed |
| 2016 | 1,011 | 323 | observed |
| 2017 | 944 | 343 | observed |
| 2018 | 808 | 384 | observed |
| 2019 | 689 | 452 | observed |
| 2020 | 587 | 514 | observed |
| 2021 | 548 | 560 | observed |
| 2022 | 496 | 604 | observed |
| 2023 | 426 | 684 | observed |
| 2024 | 363 | 775 | observed |
| 2025 | 314 | 861 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Haley” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
New Zealand — DIA published top 100 baby first names per sex, 1954–2025
Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), New Zealand · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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