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Hayley

Hayley is currently the #1250 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 179 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #674 to #1250. Looking at the full record since 1960, Hayley hit its all-time high of #120 in 1996, when 2,577 girls were given the name. State by state, Nevada leads the way at #508.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1250
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#120
in 1996 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
179
girls named Hayley

Hayley popularity, 1880–2025

0.040%0.079%0.12%0.16%18801900192019401960198020002020#120 in 1996
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1996

Where Hayley is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025NH—Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #859 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#859Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025OR—Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025CT—California: #1149 (22 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1149Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025WV—Virginia: #704 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#704Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025TN—North Carolina: #973 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#973South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Hayley in 2025HI—Texas: #1460 (16 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1460Florida: #1000 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1000
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nevada (#508), Virginia (#704), New York (#859)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Hayley in the most recent year of SSA data.

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