Is Hayley a boy or girl name?
Hayley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 232 girls and 0 boys were named Hayley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 51,269 US babies named Hayley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,068
- Babies named Hayley since 1960
- 51,269
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 2,624 babies
Boys and girls named Hayley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 634 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,304 | 100% |
| 1980s | 6 | 6,110 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 22 | 21,859 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 18 | 13,949 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,699 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,668 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,068 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 266 | #970 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 337 | #832 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 409 | #704 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 424 | #674 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 414 | #699 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 472 | #632 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 495 | #614 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 479 | #623 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 566 | #548 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 598 | #516 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 546 | #544 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 678 | #459 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 728 | #431 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 723 | #430 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 756 | #423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 851 | #381 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,110 | #306 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,077 | #305 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,234 | #265 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,928 | 1,297 | #247 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,867 | #174 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,670 | #192 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,787 | #183 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,017 | 2,300 | #149 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 2,261 | #144 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 2,084 | #151 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,811 | 2,353 | #136 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 2,577 | #120 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,372 | 2,359 | #135 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 2,362 | #136 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,009 | 2,618 | #126 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,814 | 2,437 | #135 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,755 | #170 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,053 | #267 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,334 | 932 | #285 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 801 | #309 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 885 | #278 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 868 | #282 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 664 | #357 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 433 | #475 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 364 | #523 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 494 | #437 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 440 | #480 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 229 | #728 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 243 | #697 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 236 | #676 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 218 | #712 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,239 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,180 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,144 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,407 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,357 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,232 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,310 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,194 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,024 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,404 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,153 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,280 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,221 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,310 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,680 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,000 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,576 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hayley reached #5,928 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #120 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hayley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.