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Haley

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Haley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #946 to #5742.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420162017201920202022202320242025#946#5742
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1222
1997#946
1998#1480
1999#1675
2000#1688
2001#2466
2002#1928
2003#1552
2004#2278
2005#1934
2006#3116
2007#2410
2008#3860
2009#2759
2010#4012
2011#2432
2012#2338
2013#5742
2014#5691
2016#4096
2017#3583
2019#5591
2020#3117
2022#3970
2023#4056
2024#3695
2025#4867

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 22 of the 44 years from 1979 to 2022.

In 2022: #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3970 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1979–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1979

    First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1983–1986

    Highest recorded position: #81 among girls in New Zealand, in 1985 (recorded 1983–1986).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #81 in New Zealand in 1985.

Haley's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#48674HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#36956HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#35836HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#40965HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#233811HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#243210HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#40125HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#38605HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#24109HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#31166HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#193411HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#22788HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#155213HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#19289HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#24666HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#168810HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#167510HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#148012HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#94622HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#122215HighVerified
1986New Zealandfemale#8657HighVerified
1985New Zealandfemale#8163HighVerified
1983New Zealandfemale#9653HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4303HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#4193HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3843HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#7684HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#7984HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#5763HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#3567HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#3278HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#3099HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#3209HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#4454HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Haley is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Haley, between 1979 and 2025, in 38 of those 47 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1979–202222#309 in 1994
New Zealand1983–19863#81 in 1985
England and Wales1996–202527#946 in 1997
Northern Ireland1997–20105#351 in 1998

Its high point came 13 years earlier in New Zealand (1985) than in Northern Ireland (1998).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1979; it appears again in 1983.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #81 in New Zealand in 1985. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.