Meaning and history
Haley is a variant of Hayley. This spelling became somewhat popular in the United States in 1977, possibly because of author Alex Haley, whose book Roots was adapted into a popular miniseries that year. It remained the most common American spelling until 2001, when it was surpassed by Hailey.
20062006: 4,298 births, rank #75
2007: 4,200 births, rank #76
2008: 3,342 births, rank #102
2009: 2,625 births, rank #123
2010: 1,988 births, rank #154
20112011: 1,959 births, rank #158
2012: 1,711 births, rank #184
2013: 1,410 births, rank #229
2014: 1,234 births, rank #267
2015: 1,135 births, rank #279
20162016: 1,011 births, rank #323
2017: 944 births, rank #343
2018: 808 births, rank #384
2019: 689 births, rank #452
2020: 587 births, rank #514
20212021: 548 births, rank #560
2022: 496 births, rank #604
2023: 426 births, rank #684
2024: 363 births, rank #775
20252025: 314 births, rank #861
Haley moved from #775 to #861 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2000, with 9,069 births.