Girls' name · since 2002
Heiley
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Heiley, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Heiley currently ranks #14039 among girls' names in America, with 130 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Heiley recorded 130 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #14039 nationally today, ahead of 19% of girls, 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 2002 to 2025.
- #24,240 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,039 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 130 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heiley ranks #24,240 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,039 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 130 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Heiley's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Heiley compares
130 29th percentile among 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
Heiley's all-time total is 65% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heiley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 130 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Heiley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Heiley splits its recorded history at 2011: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Heiley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Heiley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Heiley's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Heiley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (43% of all-time use).
Heiley by state
Where Heiley concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 13.8% |
18 of 130 births nationwide.
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What to do with Heiley's data
- Heiley's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Heileys (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Heiley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Heiley 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.