Haysley
From an English surname meaning "hazel meadow" or "hazel clearing".
Name Census estimates that about 64 living Americans carry the first name Haysley. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Haysley today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Haysley births was 2020 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Haysley. 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 Haysley. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
64
~ 1 in 5,355,537 Americans
Peak year
2020
11 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,603
Tracked since 2017
Popularity
Haysley: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Haysley from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 43 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Haysley 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 Haysley 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 Haysley
The given name Haysley is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "hæg" meaning "hay" and "leah" meaning "meadow" or "clearing." The name likely originated in the medieval period, when many English names were inspired by natural elements and landscapes.
Haysley was a relatively uncommon name throughout history, with few recorded instances of its use. One of the earliest documented mentions of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a landowner named Haysley is listed as holding property in the county of Oxfordshire.
In the 13th century, a monk named Haysley of Canterbury is mentioned in several monastic records, although little else is known about his life or significance. Later, in the 16th century, a merchant named Haysley Browne is recorded as having traded goods between England and the Netherlands.
During the 17th century, a notable figure named Haysley Woodhouse served as a member of the English Parliament and was involved in the English Civil War. He was born in 1605 and died in 1677.
In the 19th century, a British artist named Haysley Meredith gained some recognition for his landscape paintings, particularly those depicting rural scenes in the English countryside. He was born in 1823 and died in 1901.
Another individual with the name Haysley was Haysley Tomkins, a British explorer and naturalist who traveled extensively in Africa and South America in the late 19th century. He was born in 1848 and died in 1912.
While the name Haysley has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, it has endured as a distinctive English name with roots dating back to the medieval period and beyond.
People
Haysley + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Haysley 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
Haysley: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haysley?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 64 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Haysley 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 5,355,537 US residents.
Is Haysley a common name?
We classify Haysley as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 64 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Haysley most popular?
The single biggest year for Haysley was 2020, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Haysley is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Haysley in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Haysley a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Haysley 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.
Is Haysley still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Haysley in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Haysley can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Haysley?
See how many people have the name Haysley on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.