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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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
1951——
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1949#5,2445#3,6905
1948—#2,7888
1947—#3,3706
1946——
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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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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1891#1,3325—
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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 759 girlsAKMaine: #149 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 780 girlsMEVermont: #132 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 546 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedNHWashington: #189 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsWAIdaho: #255 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,276 girlsIDMontana: #161 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 672 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #127 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 544 girlsNDMinnesota: #320 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,542 girlsMNIllinois: #354 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,426 girlsILWisconsin: #271 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,033 girlsWIMichigan: #269 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,905 girlsMINew York: #815 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,347 girlsNYMassachusetts: #337 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,526 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedRIOregon: #191 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 998 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedNVWyoming: #125 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 507 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedSDIowa: #211 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsIAIndiana: #209 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsINOhio: #379 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,130 girlsOHPennsylvania: #503 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,854 girlsPANew Jersey: #776 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,649 girlsNJConnecticut: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsCTCalifornia: #398 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 2,537 girlsCAUtah: #112 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 551 girlsUTColorado: #192 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsCONebraska: #224 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsNEMissouri: #271 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,878 girlsMOKentucky: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,048 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedVAMaryland: #529 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,506 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #281 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsNMKansas: #134 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 622 girlsKSArkansas: #185 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 996 girlsARTennessee: #194 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #210 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,192 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #241 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #247 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsDCOklahoma: #158 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 839 girlsOKLouisiana: #200 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsLAMississippi: #187 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 897 girlsMSAlabama: #86 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 382 girlsALGeorgia: #138 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 702 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Haley, so not publishedHITexas: #210 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsTXFlorida: #333 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,264 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#86 · 1 in 382
  2. Utah#112 · 1 in 551
  3. Wyoming#125 · 1 in 507
  4. North Dakota#127 · 1 in 544
  5. Vermont#132 · 1 in 546

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#86571 in 382
Utah#112281 in 551
Wyoming#12561 in 507
North Dakota#12791 in 544
Vermont#13251 in 546
Kansas#134251 in 622
Georgia#138501 in 702
Maine#14981 in 780
Oklahoma#158261 in 839
Montana#16171 in 672
Arkansas#185131 in 996
Mississippi#187171 in 897
Washington#189261 in 1,049
Alaska#19151 in 759
Oregon#191161 in 998
Colorado#192211 in 1,039
Tennessee#194261 in 1,061
Louisiana#200281 in 1,099
Indiana#209261 in 1,300
North Carolina#210281 in 1,192
Texas#2101141 in 1,125
Iowa#211151 in 1,225
Nebraska#22481 in 1,290
South Carolina#241141 in 1,269
District of Columbia#24751 in 1,144
Idaho#25551 in 1,276
Michigan#269291 in 1,905
Missouri#271171 in 1,878
Wisconsin#271151 in 2,033
New Mexico#28171 in 1,350
Connecticut#29681 in 1,976
Kentucky#296111 in 2,048
Minnesota#320111 in 2,542
Florida#333261 in 2,264
Massachusetts#337131 in 2,526
Illinois#354301 in 2,426
Ohio#379221 in 3,130
California#398741 in 2,537
Pennsylvania#503141 in 4,854
Maryland#52951 in 4,506
New Jersey#77651 in 7,649
New York#815141 in 7,347
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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 1983

girls
#259
919 births · 1 in 1,818 girls
boys
#4,499
8 births · 1 in 224,071 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #259Haley919

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #4,499Haley8
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,818 of them was named Haley, which outranked 97.9% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Haley
  1. #256Sherry929
  2. #257Tamika922
  3. #258Brittney921
  4. #259Haley919
  5. #260Jeanette918
  6. #261Sonya917
  7. #262Stacie915
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 224,071 of them was named Haley, which outranked 38.7% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Haley
  1. #4,141Ysidro9
  2. #4,141Zac9
  3. #4,141Zvi9
  4. #4,499Haley8
  5. #4,499Abayomi8
  6. #4,499Abdur8
  7. #4,499Abed8
  8. #4,907Aamir7
  9. #4,907Aaren7
  10. #4,907Aaric7

Tied with 407 names at #4,499; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →