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How popular is the name Haley?
Births per year, rank history and how many Haleys are alive today.
Haley (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Hayley in England and Wales, ranked 4867th in 2025 and given to 4 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1997, when 22 babies were given the name, the 946th most popular that year. It has declined since 1997; the 2025 figure is roughly 18% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Hayley you are most likely to meet is around 42 years old. Half of all Hayleys born in England and Wales are between 33 and 45, and there are at least 47,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 14% chance that at least one of them will be called Hayley.
How many babies are named Haley each year?
Includes all spellings: Haley, Hailey, Hayleigh, Hayley. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Haley spelling rank?
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Where does the Hayleigh spelling rank?
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Haley most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Hayley, peaked in 1984, when around 2,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Haley spelling itself peaked in 1997, with 22 babies.
How many people are called Haley?
At least 47,000 people named Haley in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Haley?
Most living Haleys are between 33 and 45; the most common age is about 42.
Is Haley becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1984 peak.