Female name
Hayley
6,051 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 4.
Origin
Localities in England, from Old English hēg (“hay”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hay + -ley (“lea”).From Wiktionary, entry “Hayley”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 1,088 births. 6,051 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 57th among girls' names in 1996. It is still given: 398 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1993: 2,624 births. 51,449 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It really came into use around 1962. It is still given: 1,424 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1997: 130 births. 1,681 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 48th among girls' names in 1997. It really came into use around 1988. It is still given: 186 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 136 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 31 | 2012–2023 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
4
work, structure, stability
8 + 1 + 7 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 31 → 4
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
8 + 7 + 3 + 7 = 25 → 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 7 · reflection, inner life, seeking
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.