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Haley

/ˈheɪli/ · 99% girls · #861 in the US for girls, 2025

Haley has been given to about 160,347 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈheɪli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 157,879
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Haley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 9,100
  • Born in 2025314
  • All time160,347
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Haley?

Haley ranks 861st among American girls in 2025, with 314 born that year. Its best year was 2000, when 9,100 babies were given the name, ranking 28th. The typical living American called Haley is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Haley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Halley0.97
  2. Harley0.88
  3. Hayley0.88
  4. Hadley0.88
  5. Kaley0.85
  6. Hailey0.82
  7. Charley0.79
  8. Haleigh0.76

Middle names for Haley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Haley Anne0.81
  2. Haley Catherine0.78
  3. Haley Josephine0.78
  4. Haley Rose0.77
  5. Haley Marie0.77
  6. Haley Grace0.77

Sibling names for Haley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Devinbrother · 0.98
  2. Gabriellesister · 0.98
  3. Paigesister · 0.97
  4. Trevorbrother · 0.97
  5. Sierrasister · 0.97
  6. Garrettbrother · 0.97

Where Haley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Dakota0.08%
  2. Connecticut0.04%
  3. Nebraska0.03%
  4. Iowa0.03%
  5. Oregon0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Haley Anderson0.77
  2. Haley White0.72
  3. Haley Nguyen0.72
  4. Haley Moore0.72
  5. Haley Brown0.72
  6. Haley Wright0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Haley

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Haley across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.