Haley
- #861 for girls in 2025, 314 births
- Last seen for boys in 2017 at #10,775
- Given to girls 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2000 · 9,069 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 17 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 159,511since 1890
Haley over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #861 | 314 | — | |
| 2024 | #775 | 363 | — | |
| 2023 | #684 | 426 | — | |
| 2022 | #604 | 496 | — | |
| 2021 | #560 | 548 | — | |
| 2020 | #514 | 587 | — | |
| 2019 | #452 | 689 | — | |
| 2018 | #384 | 808 | — | |
| 2017 | #343 | 944 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #323 | 1,011 | — | |
| 2015 | #279 | 1,135 | — | |
| 2014 | #267 | 1,234 | — | |
| 2013 | #229 | 1,410 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #184 | 1,711 | — | |
| 2011 | #158 | 1,959 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #154 | 1,988 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #123 | 2,625 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #102 | 3,342 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #76 | 4,200 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #75 | 4,298 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #53 | 5,128 | #5,034 | 16 |
| 2004 | #44 | 5,728 | #2,376 | 47 |
| 2003 | #34 | 7,198 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2002 | #35 | 7,457 | #3,670 | 23 |
| 2001 | #34 | 8,011 | #3,143 | 28 |
| 2000 | #28 | 9,069 | #2,864 | 31 |
| 1999 | #31 | 8,202 | #3,279 | 24 |
| 1998 | #36 | 7,934 | #3,597 | 20 |
| 1997 | #31 | 8,687 | #3,601 | 19 |
| 1996 | #30 | 9,042 | #2,535 | 30 |
| 1995 | #32 | 8,208 | #3,303 | 20 |
| 1994 | #36 | 7,803 | #3,109 | 22 |
| 1993 | #42 | 7,618 | #1,969 | 41 |
| 1992 | #56 | 6,040 | #2,909 | 23 |
| 1991 | #79 | 4,463 | #2,989 | 21 |
| 1990 | #108 | 3,200 | #3,058 | 20 |
| 1989 | #125 | 2,362 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #143 | 2,004 | #3,079 | 17 |
| 1987 | #178 | 1,557 | #3,201 | 15 |
| 1986 | #203 | 1,278 | #2,684 | 19 |
| 1985 | #195 | 1,378 | #2,504 | 20 |
| 1984 | #252 | 991 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #259 | 919 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #245 | 1,024 | #3,282 | 13 |
| 1981 | #312 | 773 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #438 | 490 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #414 | 511 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #397 | 518 | — | |
| 1977 | #442 | 462 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #1,047 | 117 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,066 | 110 | — | |
| 1974 | #960 | 129 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,132 | 98 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,212 | 88 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,292 | 85 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #1,421 | 73 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #1,370 | 70 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #1,559 | 52 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,700 | 44 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,715 | 43 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,892 | 39 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #2,668 | 21 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | — | |
| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,619 | 6 | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | — | |
| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,216 | 7 | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | — | #3,734 | 5 | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | — | #2,788 | 8 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,370 | 6 | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | — | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | — | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | — | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1890
The first year at least five girls were named Haley! It came in at #1,210, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1891–1892, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Haley is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#195 · 1 in 540
- Connecticut#322 · 1 in 1,278
- Nebraska#396 · 1 in 1,419
- Iowa#437 · 1 in 1,682
- Pennsylvania#515 · 1 in 2,334
Best ever in a state: #5 in Kentucky, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| Connecticut | #322 | 9 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Nebraska | #396 | 5 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Iowa | #437 | 7 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Pennsylvania | #515 | 20 | 1 in 2,334 |
| Utah | #539 | 7 | 1 in 2,440 |
| Oregon | #548 | 6 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Kentucky | #653 | 6 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Virginia | #662 | 11 | 1 in 3,067 |
| Illinois | #667 | 14 | 1 in 3,166 |
| Massachusetts | #682 | 7 | 1 in 3,433 |
| Wisconsin | #700 | 6 | 1 in 3,376 |
| Ohio | #801 | 11 | 1 in 4,297 |
| Indiana | #815 | 7 | 1 in 3,987 |
| Arizona | #818 | 7 | 1 in 4,031 |
| Alabama | #819 | 5 | 1 in 3,664 |
| Colorado | #907 | 5 | 1 in 4,665 |
| Georgia | #915 | 10 | 1 in 4,521 |
| Texas | #917 | 31 | 1 in 5,179 |
| New Jersey | #939 | 7 | 1 in 5,071 |
| Florida | #959 | 16 | 1 in 5,423 |
| Michigan | #965 | 7 | 1 in 5,104 |
| North Carolina | #973 | 9 | 1 in 5,165 |
| New York | #980 | 15 | 1 in 5,222 |
| California | #997 | 27 | 1 in 5,990 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Haley
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 347 spots since 2020 (#514 → #861)
- Biggest jump: 605 spots in 1977
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1975
Rise & fade · girls
110 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 2000 at #28 (9,069 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 17 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1991–2007
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1977–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 194
- Highest: 1 in 194 girls born in 1996 were named Haley (0.52%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,119 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #28 in 2000, was only 1 in 200 (0.50%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 44.6% of all girls named Haley (71,197) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 45 | #1,094 (1897) | #1,299 |
| 1900s | 32 | #1,170 (1904) | #1,747 |
| 1910s | 70 | #1,335 (1910) | #2,968 |
| 1920s | 78 | #2,587 (1923) | #3,653 |
| 1930s | 33 | #2,439 (1935) | #3,898 |
| 1940s | 22 | #3,801 (1943) | #4,560 |
| 1950s | 12 | #5,040 (1953) | #5,224 |
| 1960s | 376 | #1,347 (1968) | #1,998 |
| 1970s | 2,191 | #397 (1978) | #938 |
| 1980s | 12,776 | #125 (1989) | #235 |
| 1990s | 71,197 | #30 (1996) | #48 |
| 2000s | 57,056 | #28 (2000) | #60 |
| 2010s | 12,889 | #154 (2010) | #277 |
| 2020s | 2,734 | #514 (2020) | #666 |
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.
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