Girls' name · since 1977
Hayle
1,526 babies named Hayle in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,526
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hayle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,526 have been recorded since 1977.
Hayle has 1,526 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2023.
- #5,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,526 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayle ranks #5,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,526 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,526
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hayle's 1,526 recorded births place it above 92.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Hayle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hayle's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hayle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2023
- Peak year (2003)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Hayle by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (750 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Hayle's strongest decade.
750 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Hayle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
510 births
- 2000s
2000s
750 births
- 2010s 172
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 750 births (49% of all-time use).
How Hayle 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 Hayle's total volume
Hayle by state
Where Hayle concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 114 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 83 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 49 | 3.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 25 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 19 | 1.2% |
114 of 1,526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Hayle appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hayle's data
- Hayle's decade-level peak was the 2000s (750 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hayles (114 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 Hayle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1977–2023 (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 Hayle 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.