Meaning: Its source is heg leah, an Old English name meaning "Hay clearing."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Alternative Spellings: Haeley, Haeli, Hailea, Hailey, Haili, Hailie, Hailley, Haily, Halee, Haleigh, Halie, Hayhlee, Hayli, Haylie, Hailee, Haileigh, Haylea, Haylee and Heily

Variant Forms: Hally and Hayleigh

Popularity: The name Hayley ranked 170th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1312th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists before 1993, but is becoming less commonly used. In some cases, it has fallen off the lists altogether.