Girls' name · since 1987

Haeli

Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 231 babies named Haeli, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,355 of 72,339
all-time among girls
231
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade

Haeli sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 231 recorded since 1987.

Haeli has 231 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2015.

  • #18,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 231 born since 1987
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haeli ranks #18,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.

#18,355 of 72,339
all-time among girls
231
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Haeli's 231 recorded births place it above 74.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Haeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Haeli splits its recorded history at 2000: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Haeli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2002)
19
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
05101520 198719911994199720002003200720102015 5

Haeli by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (104 births, 45% of the file).

1990s was Haeli's strongest decade.

104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Haeli births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 104 births (45% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haeli?
Haeli has been given to 231 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,355 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 19 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
Where does Haeli sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haeli ranks #18,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Haeli most popular?
Haeli was most popular in the 1990s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Haeli been used?
Records for Haeli go back to 1987, giving 29 years of history through 2015.
What names are similar to Haeli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haelyn, Haeley, Haevyn, Haedyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Haeli's data

  • Haeli's decade-level peak was the 1990s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Haeli

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Haeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1987–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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 Haeli 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 August 2026.