Girls' name · since 1890
Haley
Haley has 159,511 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #861 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 159,511
- born since 1890
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Haley is the #861 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 159,511 recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Haley recorded 159,511 times among girls since 1890, holding rank #861 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #249 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #861 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 159,511 born since 1890
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haley ranks #249 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #861 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 159,511 born since 1890, peaking in the 1990s.
- #249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #861 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 159,511
- born since 1890
- 1990s
- peak decade
Haley's 159,511 recorded births place it above 99.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Haley compares
159,511 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 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
Haley's all-time total is 424x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 159,511 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9,069 | 21 | 19,840 |
Haley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Haley splits its recorded history at 1973: 99% of all births land in the more recent half, 1% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 9,069 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Haley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 9,069
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Haley popularity over time - boys
836 total births recorded since 1916 (Haley as boys' name)
Haley by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (71,197 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Haley's strongest decade.
71,197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Haley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s 70
1910s
70 births
- 1920s 78
1920s
78 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 376
1960s
376 births
- 1970s 2,191
1970s
2,191 births
- 1980s 12,776
1980s
12,776 births
- 1990s
1990s
71,197 births
- 2000s
2000s
57,056 births
- 2010s 12,889
2010s
12,889 births
- 2020s 2,734
2020s
2,734 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71,197 births (45% of all-time use).
How Haley 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 Haley's total volume
Haley by state
Where Haley concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13,605 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 12,884 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7,284 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7,094 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 7,082 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6,231 | 3.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6,085 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5,861 | 3.7% |
13,605 of 159,511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Haley appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Haley's data
- Haley's decade-level peak was the 1990s (71,197 total births); usage has since declined to 2,734 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Haleys (13,605 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Haley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Haley 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.