Hayley
“hay clearing”
Girl’s name, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,728th
- births in 2023–2025
- 60
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- −2.5% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2021
Meaning and origin of Hayley
Hayley means “hay clearing” and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Popularity of Hayley in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2021.
- Over recent years, Hayley has been stable (−2.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hayley every 22 schools, all spellings combined.
Hayley in English-speaking countries
Hayley ranks 132nd in Ireland, 192nd in Scotland and 222nd in New Zealand, against 1,728th in France.
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
132nd girls’ name107 babies in 3 years1 girl in 606−3% a year
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
222nd girls’ name51 babies in 3 years1 girl in 823
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
192nd girls’ name63 babies in 3 years1 girl in 863+0.6% a year
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
222nd girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 979
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
461st girls’ name22 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,805
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
612th girls’ name57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,710
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
488th girls’ name249 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,084+2.7% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,080th girls’ name677 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,137−11.8% a year
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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