Girls' name · since 1986
Haylea
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 818 babies named Haylea, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 818
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
818 girls have been named Haylea since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Haylea recorded 818 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2017.
- #8,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 818 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haylea ranks #8,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 818 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 818
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haylea's 818 recorded births place it above 88.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Haylea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Haylea splits its recorded history at 2002: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Haylea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2017
- Peak year (2003)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Haylea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (384 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Haylea's strongest decade.
384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Haylea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
306 births
- 2000s
2000s
384 births
- 2010s 97
2010s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 384 births (47% of all-time use).
How Haylea 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 Haylea's total volume
Haylea by state
Where Haylea concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 61 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
61 of 818 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Haylea's data
- Haylea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (384 total births); usage has since declined to 97 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hayleas (61 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Haylea: 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 (~31 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, 1986–2017 (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 Haylea 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.