How Many People Are Named Haley?
people named Haley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,170 people in the US has this name
Based on 160,347 babies named Haley in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
9,100 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of HAYLEY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Haley in English. Counting Haley and these spellings together, about 470,187 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Haley (99.6%) were girls. The share of girls among babies named Haley rose from 59.5% in the 1920s to 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Haley alive today is about 26 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Haley first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 2000, to 9,100 babies. In 2025, 314 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Haley never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #28, in 2000, and it was in the top 100 for 17 years, 1991 to 2007. In 2025 it ranked #861.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #861 |
| Best rank | #28 (2000) |
| Years in the top 100 | 17 (1991 to 2007) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #46 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Haley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Haley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 13,386 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Haley was given 2.2 times as often in Alabama, 2.2 times in Kentucky and 2.1 times in Arkansas.
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