US rank #10722 Girls' name Peak 2010 124 births

Heiley — #10722 US girls' name

124 babies named Heiley in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s562010s472020s21
#10722
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 39% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Heiley was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

16 babies were named Heiley in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heiley

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Heiley between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Heiley currently holds the #10722 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heiley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Heiley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Heiley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heiley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 124 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Heiley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

124

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2010

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,722

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Heiley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
16
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20242020201320112009200720042002 6

Heiley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 45% of Heiley's all-time total
2000s562010s472020s21

Heiley by state

Where Heiley concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Heiley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 14.5%
California share of Heiley's total US births 14.5%

18 of 124 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heiley?
124 babies have been named Heiley since 2002. It currently ranks #10722 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 16 births.
When was Heiley most popular?
Heiley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Heiley most popular?
The top states for the name Heiley are California (18 births).
How long has the name Heiley been used?
Heiley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Heiley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heidi, Heidy, Heide, Heiress, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.