Girls' name · since 1991
Haely
Haely has 226 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haely is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 226 have been recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haely has been recorded 226 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #18,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 226 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haely ranks #18,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haely's 226 recorded births place it above 74.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Haely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Haely splits its recorded history at 2004: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Haely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Haely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (137 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Haely's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Haely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 137 births (61% of all-time use).
Haely by state
Where Haely concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 226 births nationwide.
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What to do with Haely's data
- Haely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Haelys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Haely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
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, 1991–2024 (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 Haely 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.