Hayley is an established variant of Hailey that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.
Hayley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,251 for girl births in the United States (and #2,379 across all names), given to 179 babies. Hayley was first reported in SSA data in 1960 and peaked in 1993 (2,618 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 179 | 179 | #1,251 | — |
| 2024 | 232 | 232 | #1,071 | — |
| 2023 | 266 | 266 | #971 | — |
| 2022 | 338 | 338 | #829 | — |
| 2021 | 409 | 409 | #704 | — |
| 2020 | 423 | 423 | #674 | — |
| 2019 | 415 | 415 | #697 | — |
| 2018 | 472 | 472 | #632 | — |
| 2017 | 496 | 496 | #612 | — |
| 2016 | 479 | 479 | #623 | — |
| 2015 | 566 | 566 | #548 | — |
| 2014 | 598 | 598 | #517 | — |
| 2013 | 546 | 546 | #544 | — |
| 2012 | 678 | 678 | #459 | — |
| 2011 | 728 | 728 | #431 | — |
| 2010 | 723 | 723 | #430 | — |
| 2009 | 756 | 756 | #423 | — |
| 2008 | 851 | 851 | #381 | — |
| 2007 | 1,110 | 1,110 | #306 | — |
| 2006 | 1,077 | 1,077 | #305 | — |
| 2005 | 1,234 | 1,234 | #265 | — |
| 2004 | 1,310 | 1,310 | #247 | #5,928 |
| 2003 | 1,867 | 1,867 | #174 | — |
| 2002 | 1,670 | 1,670 | #192 | — |
| 2001 | 1,787 | 1,787 | #183 | — |
| 2000 | 2,305 | 2,305 | #149 | #11,018 |
| 1999 | 2,261 | 2,261 | #144 | — |
| 1998 | 2,084 | 2,084 | #151 | — |
| 1997 | 2,358 | — | #136 | #9,811 |
| 1996 | 2,577 | — | #120 | — |
| 1995 | 2,364 | — | #135 | #9,373 |
| 1994 | 2,362 | — | #136 | — |
| 1993 | 2,624 | — | #126 | #8,009 |
| 1992 | 2,443 | — | #135 | #7,814 |
| 1991 | 1,755 | — | #170 | — |
| 1990 | 1,053 | — | #267 | — |
| 1989 | 938 | — | #285 | #7,334 |
| 1988 | 801 | — | #309 | — |
| 1987 | 884 | — | #278 | — |
| 1986 | 868 | — | #282 | — |
| 1985 | 664 | — | #357 | — |
| 1984 | 433 | — | #475 | — |
| 1983 | 364 | — | #523 | — |
| 1982 | 494 | — | #437 | — |
| 1981 | 440 | — | #480 | — |
| 1980 | 229 | — | #728 | — |
| 1979 | 243 | — | #696 | — |
| 1978 | 236 | — | #676 | — |
| 1977 | 218 | — | #711 | — |
| 1976 | 91 | — | #1,239 | — |
| 1975 | 98 | — | #1,180 | — |
| 1974 | 101 | — | #1,145 | — |
| 1973 | 70 | — | #1,407 | — |
| 1972 | 74 | — | #1,357 | — |
| 1971 | 91 | — | #1,232 | — |
| 1970 | 82 | — | #1,310 | — |
| 1969 | 87 | — | #1,195 | — |
| 1968 | 103 | — | #1,024 | — |
| 1967 | 62 | — | #1,404 | — |
| 1966 | 85 | — | #1,153 | — |
| 1965 | 71 | — | #1,280 | — |
| 1964 | 82 | — | #1,221 | — |
| 1963 | 71 | — | #1,310 | — |
| 1962 | 46 | — | #1,680 | — |
| 1961 | 18 | — | #3,001 | — |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,577 | — |