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
- 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
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 | #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 | — | — | ||
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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Arkansas#10 · 1 in 75
- Kentucky#12 · 1 in 75
- Alabama#12 · 1 in 79
- West Virginia#15 · 1 in 81
- Mississippi#15 · 1 in 85
Best ever in a state: #5 in Kentucky, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #10 | 157 | 1 in 75 |
| Alabama | #12 | 260 | 1 in 79 |
| Kentucky | #12 | 261 | 1 in 75 |
| Mississippi | #15 | 136 | 1 in 85 |
| West Virginia | #15 | 94 | 1 in 81 |
| Iowa | #16 | 142 | 1 in 101 |
| Nebraska | #16 | 82 | 1 in 99 |
| South Carolina | #16 | 175 | 1 in 93 |
| Tennessee | #17 | 320 | 1 in 93 |
| Kansas | #18 | 119 | 1 in 105 |
| Indiana | #20 | 307 | 1 in 107 |
| Oklahoma | #20 | 134 | 1 in 119 |
| South Dakota | #20 | 34 | 1 in 91 |
| Alaska | #21 | 23 | 1 in 109 |
| Georgia | #21 | 383 | 1 in 108 |
| Missouri | #21 | 233 | 1 in 127 |
| Montana | #21 | 28 | 1 in 106 |
| Oregon | #21 | 127 | 1 in 131 |
| Vermont | #21 | 22 | 1 in 87 |
| Louisiana | #23 | 168 | 1 in 128 |
| North Carolina | #23 | 332 | 1 in 119 |
| Ohio | #24 | 452 | 1 in 137 |
| Rhode Island | #24 | 46 | 1 in 93 |
| Maine | #25 | 45 | 1 in 107 |
| Delaware | #27 | 30 | 1 in 106 |
| Michigan | #27 | 357 | 1 in 146 |
| North Dakota | #27 | 27 | 1 in 111 |
| Texas | #29 | 768 | 1 in 182 |
| Colorado | #30 | 134 | 1 in 157 |
| Virginia | #30 | 229 | 1 in 149 |
| Wisconsin | #31 | 183 | 1 in 139 |
| Wyoming | #32 | 12 | 1 in 112 |
| Florida | #33 | 410 | 1 in 177 |
| Nevada | #34 | 54 | 1 in 153 |
| Illinois | #35 | 388 | 1 in 184 |
| New Hampshire | #36 | 40 | 1 in 126 |
| Massachusetts | #37 | 188 | 1 in 171 |
| Minnesota | #37 | 155 | 1 in 160 |
| Arizona | #38 | 142 | 1 in 200 |
| Washington | #39 | 149 | 1 in 192 |
| Pennsylvania | #40 | 322 | 1 in 188 |
| Utah | #44 | 81 | 1 in 188 |
| Maryland | #52 | 112 | 1 in 221 |
| Connecticut | #54 | 77 | 1 in 212 |
| New Mexico | #54 | 40 | 1 in 218 |
| California | #71 | 673 | 1 in 341 |
| New Jersey | #79 | 125 | 1 in 339 |
| New York | #90 | 232 | 1 in 450 |
| Hawaii | #102 | 12 | 1 in 349 |
| District of Columbia | #109 | 10 | 1 in 358 |
| Idaho | #129 | 12 | 1 in 481 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 2000 at #28 (9,069 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1991–2007
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1977–2025
- 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
- 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.
Haley in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 194 of them was named Haley, which outranked 99.8% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 63,143 of them was named Haley, which outranked 75.9% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,483Tyvon31
- #2,483Unique31
- #2,483Yechiel31
- #2,535Haley30
- #2,535Abran30
- #2,535Anas30
- #2,535Asim30
- #2,590Aakash29
- #2,590Abrahan29
- #2,590Aleksandar29
Tied with 54 names at #2,535; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.