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

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Peak · girls
2000 · 9,069 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
17 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
159,511
since 1890

Haley over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #28, 2000girls
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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#861314—
2024#775363—
2023#684426—
2022#604496—
2021#560548—
2020#514587—
2019#452689—
2018#384808—
2017#343944#10,7756
2016#3231,011—
2015#2791,135—
2014#2671,234—
2013#2291,410#12,1365
2012#1841,711—
2011#1581,959#12,2875
2010#1541,988#12,2315
2009#1232,625#10,9946
2008#1023,342#8,3249
2007#764,200#8,9158
2006#754,298#7,42710
2005#535,128#5,03416
2004#445,728#2,37647
2003#347,198#4,42618
2002#357,457#3,67023
2001#348,011#3,14328
2000#289,069#2,86431
1999#318,202#3,27924
1998#367,934#3,59720
1997#318,687#3,60119
1996#309,042#2,53530
1995#328,208#3,30320
1994#367,803#3,10922
1993#427,618#1,96941
1992#566,040#2,90923
1991#794,463#2,98921
1990#1083,200#3,05820
1989#1252,362#2,90221
1988#1432,004#3,07917
1987#1781,557#3,20115
1986#2031,278#2,68419
1985#1951,378#2,50420
1984#252991#3,45912
1983#259919#4,4998
1982#2451,024#3,28213
1981#312773#6,2625
1980#438490#3,43012
1979#414511#3,01814
1978#397518—
1977#442462#4,5827
1976#1,047117—
1975#1,066110—
1974#960129—
1973#1,13298—
1972#1,21288—
1971#1,29285#3,9637
1970#1,42173#4,7245
1969#1,37070—
1968#1,34768#4,1365
1967#1,55952—
1966#1,70044—
1965#1,71543—
1964#1,89239—
1963#2,54323#3,3187
1962#2,66821#3,6406
1961#3,18916—
1960—#4,0385
1959—#3,6196
1958#5,4086—
1957—#3,9935
1956—#3,2167
1955——
1954—#3,4526
1953#5,0406#3,4256
1952—#3,7345
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1949#5,2445#3,6905
1948—#2,7888
1947—#3,3706
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1945—#2,9966
1944#4,5745#3,1096
1943#3,8017#2,7328
1942#4,6225—
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1939#4,2505—
1938#4,3425—
1937—#3,1756
1936—#3,5495
1935#2,43912—
1934——
1933—#3,2686
1932#4,4115—
1931—#3,0957
1930#4,0476#3,5926
1929—#2,58910
1928#4,7255#3,6976
1927#2,85911—
1926#4,8515#3,7086
1925#4,0287#4,1975
1924#2,80912#3,0239
1923#2,58713#3,1758
1922#2,95811—
1921#3,6668—
1920#4,3986#2,9679
1919#3,4528#3,7366
1918#4,8095#2,54311
1917#3,7137—
1916#3,0319#3,1777
1915#2,14314—
1914#2,4349—
1913#2,8276—
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1910#1,33512—
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1906#1,9515—
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1900#1,9325—
1899#1,5965—
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1897#1,0949—
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1895#1,2028—
1894#1,4855—
1893#1,1757—
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1890#1,2106—
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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 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedNHWashington: #285 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,688 girlsWAIdaho: #245 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,151 girlsIDMontana: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 935 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,086 girlsMNIllinois: #545 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,150 girlsILWisconsin: #541 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,118 girlsWIMichigan: #629 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,958 girlsMINew York: #1,088 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,991 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedRIOregon: #151 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 730 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedSDIowa: #237 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,407 girlsIAIndiana: #406 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,294 girlsINOhio: #442 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,794 girlsOHPennsylvania: #474 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,024 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #623 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,667 girlsCAUtah: #193 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 945 girlsUTColorado: #327 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsCONebraska: #196 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNEMissouri: #479 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,036 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedNMKansas: #199 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsKSArkansas: #234 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,178 girlsARTennessee: #222 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #339 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,347 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #327 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,085 girlsOKLouisiana: #366 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,090 girlsLAMississippi: #307 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,559 girlsMSAlabama: #148 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 637 girlsALGeorgia: #201 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedHITexas: #351 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,020 girlsTXFlorida: #616 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,687 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#148 · 1 in 637
  2. Oregon#151 · 1 in 730
  3. Utah#193 · 1 in 945
  4. Nebraska#196 · 1 in 1,030
  5. Kansas#199 · 1 in 1,027

Best ever in a state: #5 in Kentucky, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#148361 in 637
Oregon#151231 in 730
Utah#193171 in 945
Nebraska#196101 in 1,030
Kansas#199141 in 1,027
Georgia#201321 in 1,050
Montana#21851 in 935
Tennessee#222231 in 1,238
Arkansas#234111 in 1,178
Iowa#237141 in 1,407
Idaho#24561 in 1,151
Washington#285151 in 1,688
Mississippi#307101 in 1,559
Colorado#327101 in 1,865
South Carolina#32791 in 1,916
North Carolina#339141 in 2,347
Texas#351551 in 2,020
Louisiana#366141 in 2,090
Minnesota#37391 in 3,086
Indiana#406111 in 3,294
Ohio#442191 in 3,794
Oklahoma#44961 in 3,085
Pennsylvania#474171 in 4,024
Missouri#47981 in 4,036
Wisconsin#54151 in 6,118
Illinois#545181 in 4,150
Florida#616101 in 4,687
California#623351 in 4,667
Michigan#629101 in 5,958
New York#1,08891 in 10,991
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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 Haley
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 86 spots since 2024 (#775 → #861)
  • 347 spots since 2020 (#514 → #861)
  • 582 spots since 2015 (#279 → #861)
  • Biggest jump: 605 spots in 1977 (#1,047 → #442)
  • Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1975 (#960 → #1,066)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s45#1,094 (1897)#1,299
1900s32#1,170 (1904)#1,747
1910s70#1,335 (1910)#2,968
1920s78#2,587 (1923)#3,653
1930s33#2,439 (1935)#3,898
1940s22#3,801 (1943)#4,560
1950s12#5,040 (1953)#5,224
1960s376#1,347 (1968)#1,998
1970s2,191#397 (1978)#938
1980s12,776#125 (1989)#235
1990s71,197#30 (1996)#48
2000s57,056#28 (2000)#60
2010s12,889#154 (2010)#277
2020s2,734#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.

Haley in 1979

girls
#414
511 births · 1 in 3,141 girls
boys
#3,018
14 births · 1 in 122,967 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #414Haley511

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #3,018Haley14
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,141 of them was named Haley, which outranked 96.5% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Haley
  1. #411Lorraine523
  2. #412Selena522
  3. #413Peggy519
  4. #414Haley511
  5. #414Lynette511
  6. #416Esmeralda510
  7. #417Karina506
  8. #418Candy502

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

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

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

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 122,967 of them was named Haley, which outranked 57.3% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Haley
  1. #2,897Waymond15
  2. #2,897Wendall15
  3. #2,897Weylin15
  4. #3,018Haley14
  5. #3,018Albino14
  6. #3,018Alok14
  7. #3,018Amiel14
  8. #3,168Aaren13
  9. #3,168Abbas13
  10. #3,168Adama13

Tied with 149 names at #3,018; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

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

See the top 100 for 1979 →