Hadley

#121 for girls in 2025, 2,254 births · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to girls 95.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2014 · 3,015 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · girls
46,595
since 1964

Hadley over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #100, 2014girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1212,254#6,80312
2024#1152,384#4,70121
2023#1192,312#3,62931
2022#1122,543#4,30324
2021#1122,478#4,11825
2020#1112,424#3,49731
2019#1122,574#3,49632
2018#1042,873#3,10637
2017#1122,710#3,24935
2016#1082,888#3,35833
2015#1032,975#3,08537
2014#1003,015#2,66145
2013#1102,830#3,33932
2012#1312,419#2,51749
2011#1781,759#2,54748
2010#2171,440#2,91440
2009#365887#2,75344
2008#419769#2,75344
2007#469687#2,86841
2006#494620#3,15334
2005#624450#2,65341
2004#692392#2,20852
2003#702373#3,62624
2002#873262#2,75534
2001#855266#2,79733
2000#919235#2,67434
1999#1,028198#2,86529
1998#965212#2,71130
1997#1,169157#2,98125
1996#1,393119#3,29321
1995#1,522102#3,69317
1994#1,357123#5,10911
1993#1,64092#3,81916
1992#1,78281#4,87211
1991#2,09264#3,81315
1990#2,40251#3,16619
1989#2,30451#3,20518
1988#2,80337#5,2008
1987#2,72336#2,83818
1986#2,51239#4,8538
1985#3,62123#4,3339
1984#2,73033#3,27013
1983#2,65933#3,88410
1982#2,77033#2,70917
1981#3,06628#3,03014
1980#3,00229#3,83810
1979#2,99728#3,01814
1978#3,51221—
1977#3,91118#3,8369
1976#3,09523#4,9356
1975#3,15522#3,24611
1974#3,55818#5,2275
1973#3,23320#5,1015
1972#3,27619#4,9865
1971#5,13610#3,3709
1970#4,24613#3,5218
1969#4,72310#3,0629
1968#6,2466#3,1078
1967#6,0426#3,5596
1966#4,8668#2,32712
1965#5,8176#2,7809
1964#5,4747—
1963—#2,53911
1962—#2,8489
1961—#2,40912
1960—#2,42312
1959—#2,8219
1958—#2,26513
1957—#3,2577
1956—#2,49711
1955—#1,97916
1954—#2,9428
1953—#2,53110
1952—#2,37611
1951—#2,6629
1950—#2,5809
1949—#2,45310
1948—#2,44310
1947—#2,16913
1946—#2,03013
1945—#1,69716
1944—#2,08012
1943—#2,5639
1942—#2,5239
1941—#1,58819
1940—#2,08112
1939—#2,15911
1938—#1,90114
1937—#2,19711
1936—#2,4529
1935—#1,83715
1934—#2,02213
1933—#2,36810
1932—#1,92215
1931—#1,77017
1930—#1,69319
1929—#2,45211
1928—#1,44826
1927—#1,51625
1926—#1,91117
1925—#1,74520
1924—#2,64111
1923—#2,02016
1922—#2,24014
1921—#1,90418
1920—#1,74720
1919—#1,81118
1918—#1,82718
1917—#1,90016
1916—#2,04314
1915—#1,96814
1914—#1,60815
1913—#1,80310
1912—#1,52711
1911—#1,1909
1910—#1,5895
1909—#75614
1908—#65716
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First appearance
1964

The first year at least five girls were named Hadley! It came in at #5,474, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1964–1968, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.

Where Hadley is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedNHWashington: #857 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,846 girlsWAIdaho: #287 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,288 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,736 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedWIMichigan: #645 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,683 girlsMINew York: #1,559 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,388 girlsNYMassachusetts: #546 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,988 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedIAIndiana: #565 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,675 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #841 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,287 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,721 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 18,418 girlsCAUtah: #332 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,652 girlsUTColorado: #466 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedNEMissouri: #463 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,969 girlsMOKentucky: #556 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,078 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedARTennessee: #455 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,775 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,015 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,418 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,139 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,908 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Hadley, so not publishedHITexas: #980 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 7,550 girlsTXFlorida: #1,099 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,285 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#287 · 1 in 1,180
  2. Utah#332 · 1 in 1,652
  3. Tennessee#455 · 1 in 2,775
  4. Missouri#463 · 1 in 2,969
  5. Colorado#466 · 1 in 2,473

Best ever in a state: #9 in South Dakota, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#28751 in 1,180
Utah#332101 in 1,652
Tennessee#455111 in 2,775
Missouri#463101 in 2,969
Colorado#46691 in 2,473
Massachusetts#54681 in 3,988
Kentucky#55651 in 4,078
Indiana#56591 in 3,675
Michigan#645111 in 4,683
Pennsylvania#84181 in 7,287
Washington#85751 in 5,846
Texas#980191 in 7,550
North Carolina#1,01551 in 8,418
Florida#1,09981 in 9,285
Georgia#1,13951 in 8,908
Illinois#1,28861 in 11,736
New York#1,55971 in 14,388
California#1,721121 in 18,418
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Hadley
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#115 → #121)
  • 10 spots since 2020 (#111 → #121)
  • 18 spots since 2015 (#103 → #121)
  • Biggest jump: 204 spots in 1998 (#1,169 → #965)
  • Biggest drop: 63 spots in 1999 (#965 → #1,028)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1964
  • Peaked 2014 at #100 (3,015 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 2014
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 592
  • Highest: 1 in 592 girls born in 2018 were named Hadley (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 713 girls born in 2025 (0.14%)
  • Its best rank, #100 in 2014, was only 1 in 592 (0.17%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 54.7% of all girls named Hadley (25,483) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s43#4,723 (1969)#5,528
1970s192#2,997 (1979)#3,612
1980s342#2,304 (1989)#2,819
1990s1,199#965 (1998)#1,535
2000s4,941#365 (2009)#641
2010s25,483#100 (2014)#128
2020s14,395#111 (2020)#115

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Hadley in 1998

girls
#965
212 births · 1 in 8,335 girls
boys
#2,711
30 births · 1 in 63,712 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #965Hadley212

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #2,711Hadley30
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 8,335 of them was named Hadley, which outranked 94.2% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hadley
  1. #958Shanice214
  2. #963Chaya213
  3. #963Jessika213
  4. #965Hadley212
  5. #965Fernanda212
  6. #965Yajaira212
  7. #968Kaylan211
  8. #968Lia211
  9. #968Lizeth211

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 63,712 of them was named Hadley, which outranked 76.0% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hadley
  1. #2,651Walid31
  2. #2,651Xaiver31
  3. #2,651Zachry31
  4. #2,711Hadley30
  5. #2,711Abdulaziz30
  6. #2,711Ace30
  7. #2,711Adel30
  8. #2,782Aakash29
  9. #2,782Abbas29
  10. #2,782Abe29

Tied with 70 names at #2,711; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →