How Many People Are Named Hayle?
An estimated 1,493 people in the United States have the first name Hayle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Hayle peaked in popularity in 2003 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hayle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hayle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,493
About 1 in 229,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2003
95 births
Total Registered
1,526
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hayle
Hayle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,526 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hayle as a female name
Ranked #11,556 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2003 (95 births)
Hayle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hayle span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 750 babies were registered. Hayle has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hayle by Decade
How has Hayle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hayle by State
Birth registrations for Hayle span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, Louisiana. On average, about 25 Hayles were registered per state.
Hayle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hayle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hayle
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hayle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hayle?
We estimate approximately 1,493 people named Hayle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 229,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Hayle a common name?
Hayle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,526 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hayle most popular?
Hayle reached peak popularity in 2003, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hayle is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hayle a female name?
Hayle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hayle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hayle Smith, Hayle Johnson, Hayle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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