The first name Hayleigh
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley.
A form of Hayley.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Hayleigh, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 66 births (#445).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hayleigh with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hayleigh at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 28 girls born in the United States were named Hayleigh, the 4,803rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2010, when 323 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Hayleigh?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Hayleigh, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1997, with 66 births.
- Is Hayleigh a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,527 US babies named Hayleigh since 1880 were girls.
- When was Hayleigh most popular?
- 2010 in the United States, when 323 babies were named Hayleigh, its highest rank at 832nd.
- What name is Hayleigh a form of?
- Hayleigh is a form of Hayley.