Girls' name · since 1994

Hadlee

Hadlee has 5,234 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#942
among girls today
5,234
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
95%
more common than other girls

5,234 babies have been named Hadlee since 1994, making it today's #942 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadlee has been recorded 5,234 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #942 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #942 among girls today
  • 5,234 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 95% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Hadlee is currently the #942 girls' name in America, more common than 95% of girls - 5,234 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#942
among girls today
5,234
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
95%
more common than other girls

Hadlee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%94.6%
Hadlee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#942
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Hadlee was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

396 babies were named Hadlee in 2016 - its busiest year on record.

How Hadlee compares

5,234 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Hadlee's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hadlee Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 5,234 382 567,345
Peak-year births 396 48 19,840

Hadlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hadlee's full recorded timeline at 2011, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 396 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hadlee at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

5,234

Since 1994

32 years of records

Peak year

2016

396 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#942

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1994

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2025

Hadlee popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2016)
396
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
-1000100200300400500 199420002004200820122016202020242025 281

Hadlee popularity over time - boys

24 total births recorded since 2002 (Hadlee as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 24 births
4.555.566.577.5 2002201120162020 7

Hadlee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Hadlee's strongest decade.

2,785 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Hadlee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,785 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Hadlee compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hadlee's total volume

Hadlee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Hadlee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Hadlee
Hadlee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Hadlee by state

Where Hadlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hadlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
580 11.1%
#2 Utah
459 8.8%
#3 Oklahoma
209 4.0%
#4 Indiana
197 3.8%
#5 Kentucky
191 3.6%
#6 Tennessee
177 3.4%
#7 Ohio
173 3.3%
#8 Missouri
171 3.3%
Texas share of Hadlee's total US births 11.1%
Even split

580 of 5,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Hadlee appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hadlee?
Since 1994, Social Security records show 5,234 babies named Hadlee. Today it holds rank #942 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 396 births.
When was Hadlee most popular?
Hadlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,785 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Hadlee most popular?
The top states for the name Hadlee are Texas (580 births), Utah (459 births), Oklahoma (209 births).
How long has the name Hadlee been used?
The SSA has tracked Hadlee since 1994 -- 32 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Hadlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hadley, Hadassah, Hadleigh, Haddie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Hadlee's data

  • Hadlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,785 total births) through the 2020s (1,885) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Hadlees (580 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hadlee: #942 Girls' Name - 5,234 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hadlee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hadlee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.