How Many People Are Named Hayley?
An estimated 49,732 people in the United States have the first name Hayley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Hayley peaked in popularity in 1993 with 2,624 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hayley 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 Hayley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
49,732
About 1 in 6,892 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1993
2,624 births
Total Registered
51,269
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hayley
Hayley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 51,269 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Hayley as a male name
Ranked #5,928 in 2004
13 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (13 births)
Hayley as a female name
Ranked #1,068 in 2024
232 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (2,618 births)
Hayley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hayley span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 21,881 babies were registered. Hayley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hayley by Decade
How has Hayley 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.
Hayley by State
Birth registrations for Hayley span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, District of Columbia, Vermont. On average, about 960 Hayleys were registered per state.
Hayley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hayley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hayley
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hayley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hayley?
We estimate approximately 49,732 people named Hayley 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 6,892 Americans share this first name.
Is Hayley a common name?
Hayley is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 51,269 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hayley most popular?
Hayley reached peak popularity in 1993, when 2,624 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hayley is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hayley a female name?
Hayley is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hayley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hayley Smith, Hayley Johnson, Hayley 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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