Hayly
A feminine name derived from the English surname Hayley, of uncertain meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 90 living Americans carry the first name Hayly. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Hayly today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hayly births was 2003 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hayly. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Hayly. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
90
~ 1 in 3,808,382 Americans
Peak year
2003
15 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2010 SSA rank
#14,011
Tracked since 1992
Popularity
Hayly: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hayly from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 48 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hayly by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hayly during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hayly
The name Hayly originates from the Old English language and can be traced back to the 5th century AD. It is derived from the Old English word "hægl," which means "hail" or "small pellets of ice." This suggests that the name may have been given to children born during hailstorms or associated with the winter season.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hayly appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a historical record of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain. The entry from the year 685 AD mentions a person named "Hægli" who was a prominent figure in the Kingdom of Northumbria.
In the 9th century, the name is found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that the name was in use among the Anglo-Saxon population of England before the Norman Conquest.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Hayly was primarily used by the English nobility and gentry. Notable individuals bearing this name include Hayly de Beaumont (1135-1198), a Norman knight who fought in the Crusades, and Hayly FitzRoger (1205-1268), a prominent landowner and supporter of King Henry III.
During the Renaissance period, the name gained popularity among the educated classes. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Hayly the Younger (1554-1634), an English poet and playwright who was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.
In the 18th century, the name Hayly was associated with the Romantic movement in literature. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), a renowned English poet, had a daughter named Hayly whom he often mentioned in his letters and poems.
As the name Hayly has a long and rich history in the English language, it is not surprising that it has been borne by many notable individuals throughout the centuries. Some other examples include Hayly Weston (1594-1645), an English poet and satirist; Hayly Pitcairn (1782-1835), a Scottish physician and poet; and Hayly Martindell (1880-1959), a British artist and illustrator.
People
Hayly + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hayly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hayly: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hayly?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 90 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hayly going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,808,382 US residents.
Is Hayly a common name?
We classify Hayly as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 92 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hayly most popular?
The single biggest year for Hayly was 2003, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hayly is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Hayly a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hayly in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.