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
- Peak · girls
- 2014 · 3,015 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 46,595since 1964
Hadley over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #121 | 2,254 | #6,803 | 12 |
| 2024 | #115 | 2,384 | #4,701 | 21 |
| 2023 | #119 | 2,312 | #3,629 | 31 |
| 2022 | #112 | 2,543 | #4,303 | 24 |
| 2021 | #112 | 2,478 | #4,118 | 25 |
| 2020 | #111 | 2,424 | #3,497 | 31 |
| 2019 | #112 | 2,574 | #3,496 | 32 |
| 2018 | #104 | 2,873 | #3,106 | 37 |
| 2017 | #112 | 2,710 | #3,249 | 35 |
| 2016 | #108 | 2,888 | #3,358 | 33 |
| 2015 | #103 | 2,975 | #3,085 | 37 |
| 2014 | #100 | 3,015 | #2,661 | 45 |
| 2013 | #110 | 2,830 | #3,339 | 32 |
| 2012 | #131 | 2,419 | #2,517 | 49 |
| 2011 | #178 | 1,759 | #2,547 | 48 |
| 2010 | #217 | 1,440 | #2,914 | 40 |
| 2009 | #365 | 887 | #2,753 | 44 |
| 2008 | #419 | 769 | #2,753 | 44 |
| 2007 | #469 | 687 | #2,868 | 41 |
| 2006 | #494 | 620 | #3,153 | 34 |
| 2005 | #624 | 450 | #2,653 | 41 |
| 2004 | #692 | 392 | #2,208 | 52 |
| 2003 | #702 | 373 | #3,626 | 24 |
| 2002 | #873 | 262 | #2,755 | 34 |
| 2001 | #855 | 266 | #2,797 | 33 |
| 2000 | #919 | 235 | #2,674 | 34 |
| 1999 | #1,028 | 198 | #2,865 | 29 |
| 1998 | #965 | 212 | #2,711 | 30 |
| 1997 | #1,169 | 157 | #2,981 | 25 |
| 1996 | #1,393 | 119 | #3,293 | 21 |
| 1995 | #1,522 | 102 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1994 | #1,357 | 123 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #1,640 | 92 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #1,782 | 81 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #2,092 | 64 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,402 | 51 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #2,304 | 51 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #2,803 | 37 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #2,723 | 36 | #2,838 | 18 |
| 1986 | #2,512 | 39 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #2,730 | 33 | #3,270 | 13 |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #2,770 | 33 | #2,709 | 17 |
| 1981 | #3,066 | 28 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #3,002 | 29 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #2,997 | 28 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #3,512 | 21 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,911 | 18 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #3,233 | 20 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | — | |
| 1963 | — | #2,539 | 11 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,848 | 9 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,423 | 12 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,821 | 9 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,257 | 7 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,497 | 11 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,979 | 16 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,531 | 10 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,376 | 11 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,169 | 13 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,030 | 13 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,697 | 16 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,080 | 12 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,588 | 19 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,081 | 12 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,159 | 11 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,901 | 14 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,197 | 11 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,837 | 15 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,022 | 13 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,448 | 26 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,516 | 25 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,911 | 17 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,745 | 20 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,641 | 11 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,240 | 14 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,904 | 18 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,747 | 20 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,811 | 18 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,900 | 16 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,043 | 14 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,608 | 15 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
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| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
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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 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Dakota#9 · 1 in 96
- North Dakota#13 · 1 in 103
- Montana#28 · 1 in 142
- Nebraska#28 · 1 in 167
- Arkansas#30 · 1 in 190
Best ever in a state: #9 in South Dakota, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #9 | 33 | 1 in 96 |
| North Dakota | #13 | 33 | 1 in 103 |
| Montana | #28 | 21 | 1 in 142 |
| Nebraska | #28 | 48 | 1 in 167 |
| Arkansas | #30 | 61 | 1 in 190 |
| Oklahoma | #35 | 72 | 1 in 234 |
| Alabama | #38 | 86 | 1 in 225 |
| Missouri | #38 | 119 | 1 in 228 |
| Iowa | #39 | 62 | 1 in 209 |
| Tennessee | #41 | 122 | 1 in 255 |
| Idaho | #43 | 28 | 1 in 230 |
| Kansas | #43 | 53 | 1 in 245 |
| Mississippi | #44 | 48 | 1 in 235 |
| Kentucky | #45 | 80 | 1 in 231 |
| Indiana | #46 | 120 | 1 in 254 |
| Utah | #49 | 68 | 1 in 266 |
| Rhode Island | #51 | 16 | 1 in 181 |
| Maine | #52 | 19 | 1 in 190 |
| Wyoming | #52 | 8 | 1 in 154 |
| Minnesota | #55 | 90 | 1 in 274 |
| Oregon | #58 | 50 | 1 in 309 |
| Wisconsin | #65 | 74 | 1 in 312 |
| West Virginia | #67 | 26 | 1 in 243 |
| Louisiana | #69 | 64 | 1 in 327 |
| Washington | #69 | 85 | 1 in 369 |
| New Hampshire | #74 | 14 | 1 in 270 |
| North Carolina | #87 | 112 | 1 in 403 |
| South Carolina | #92 | 48 | 1 in 380 |
| Vermont | #92 | 5 | 1 in 261 |
| Ohio | #94 | 121 | 1 in 438 |
| Colorado | #98 | 54 | 1 in 430 |
| Georgia | #111 | 92 | 1 in 524 |
| Illinois | #111 | 113 | 1 in 522 |
| Michigan | #111 | 85 | 1 in 496 |
| Virginia | #117 | 70 | 1 in 533 |
| Texas | #118 | 269 | 1 in 620 |
| Massachusetts | #139 | 45 | 1 in 564 |
| Pennsylvania | #149 | 82 | 1 in 649 |
| Maryland | #151 | 39 | 1 in 623 |
| Nevada | #155 | 18 | 1 in 599 |
| New Mexico | #155 | 12 | 1 in 575 |
| Connecticut | #166 | 20 | 1 in 605 |
| Alaska | #192 | 5 | 1 in 520 |
| Florida | #210 | 86 | 1 in 974 |
| Hawaii | #231 | 5 | 1 in 647 |
| Arizona | #237 | 32 | 1 in 991 |
| New Jersey | #267 | 31 | 1 in 1,197 |
| New York | #277 | 68 | 1 in 1,360 |
| California | #420 | 98 | 1 in 2,139 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1964
- Peaked 2014 at #100 (3,015 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 2014
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 2000–2025
- 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
- 54.7% of all girls named Hadley (25,483) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43 | #4,723 (1969) | #5,528 |
| 1970s | 192 | #2,997 (1979) | #3,612 |
| 1980s | 342 | #2,304 (1989) | #2,819 |
| 1990s | 1,199 | #965 (1998) | #1,535 |
| 2000s | 4,941 | #365 (2009) | #641 |
| 2010s | 25,483 | #100 (2014) | #128 |
| 2020s | 14,395 | #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 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 592 of them was named Hadley, which outranked 99.5% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 42,686 of them was named Hadley, which outranked 81.1% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,622Zacchaeus46
- #2,622Zakari46
- #2,622Zaydin46
- #2,661Hadley45
- #2,661Able45
- #2,661Adonai45
- #2,661Alder45
- #2,705Abubakar44
- #2,705Ahaan44
- #2,705Amaan44
Tied with 43 names at #2,661; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.