Girls' name · peaked in 1996
Haley name popularity since 1925
160,100 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Haley. Half of them were born in 1999 or earlier, so the typical Haley is about 27 years old in 2026. Haley peaked in 1996 as the #30 name for girls, and it ranked #861 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 160,100
- Named Haley, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #861
- for girls in 2025 (314 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% girls
- 159,314 girls · 786 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 1.70× its national share
Peak year is the year Haley made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Haley births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2000. Measured as a share of all babies, Haley peaked in 1996.
- Fastest rise: Between 1976 and 1981, Haley became 5.8× more common, from 1 in 12,500 baby girls to 1 in 2,160.
- Steepest fall: Between 2005 and 2010, its share of baby girls fell by 60%, from 1 in 360 to 1 in 894.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Haley's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Haley.
Decade by decade
Babies named Haley in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 28 | 27 | – |
| 1930s | 33 | 30 | #2,480 |
| 1940s | 22 | 39 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 12 | 35 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 376 | 23 | #1,723 |
| 1970s | 2,191 | 33 | #1,072 |
| 1980s | 12,776 | 142 | #195 |
| 1990s | 71,197 | 240 | #32 |
| 2000s | 57,056 | 196 | #53 |
| 2010s | 12,889 | 21 | #279 |
| 2020–25 | 2,734 | 0 | #861 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
54.8% of babies named Haley from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Haley is most popular
The index compares Haley's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Haley.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1.70× | 4,802 |
| Kentucky | 1.68× | 4,493 |
| Tennessee | 1.67× | 5,622 |
| Arkansas | 1.62× | 2,649 |
| Georgia | 1.61× | 7,082 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Haley and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Haley (this page) | 159,314 | 1996 |
| Hallie | 33,559 | 2025 |
| Halie | 7,404 | 1996 |
| Hali | 4,639 | 1993 |
| Halley | 4,096 | 1986 |
| Halee | 2,952 | 2000 |
| Hallee | 1,446 | 2002 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Haley's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Haley.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Haley (1996).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data