Hayley is a girl's name of English origin meaning “hay and wood, clearing.” In 2024 it was given to 232 girls in the United States.
Hayley belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “hay and wood, clearing” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hayley first appears in Social Security records in 1960. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #120 in 1996, and in 2024 232 babies received the name — 51,223 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hayley means “hay and wood, clearing” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hayley is a girl name. In 2024, 232 babies received the name in the US.
Hayley comes from the English & American tradition.
Hayley first appears in US records in 1960. Its best-ever ranking was #120 in 1996, and 232 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hayley is pronounced /ˈheɪli/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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