Baby Name Popularity Profile

Hadley

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Hadley.

✦ Heather field 🌍 English Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #121
All-Time Peak Rank #100 Achieved 2014
Total U.S. Births 46,595 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 1.7% Boy / 98.3% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1964 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 3,015 births in 2014
💡 The Hadley Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Heather field
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English place name, composed of 'hæth' (heather) and 'leah' (wood, clearing, meadow).
Common Nicknames
Hads Lee
Alternative Spellings
Hadleigh
Pronunciation: HAD-lee
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Hadley across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -7.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -24.2%
2015: 2,975 births 2,975 2016: 2,888 births 2017: 2,710 births 2018: 2,873 births 2019: 2,574 births 2020: 2,424 births 2,424 2021: 2,478 births 2022: 2,543 births 2023: 2,312 births 2024: 2,384 births 2025: 2,254 births 2,254
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 3,015 births in 2014
Years in Top 100 1 yrs
Years in Top 500 20 yrs
Longest Streak 62 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 43
1970s: 192
1980s: 342
1990s: 1,199
2000s: 4,941
2010s: 25,483
2020s: 14,395

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Hadl-ey
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with H, a letter used by only 2.2% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Idaho, North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #57 1,201 2013 3.2% Decline
Idaho #73 516 2015 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #42 404 2014 36.0% Decline
Montana #19 350 2019 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #55 345 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming #88 130 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #81 682 2015 36.8% Decline
Kansas #51 950 2015 11.8% Decline
New Hampshire #63 276 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #73 1,736 2016 +7.1% Growth
Colorado #141 976 2013 16.7% Decline
Oregon #67 712 2018 +16.7% Growth
Kentucky #53 1,357 2013 8.7% Decline
Oklahoma #80 1,056 2013 +24.2% Growth
Indiana #76 1,822 2013 24.2% Decline
Washington #135 1,224 2015 21.5% Decline
Missouri #73 1,642 2013 14.5% Decline
Minnesota #60 1,337 2015 4.0% Decline
Vermont #53 121 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #92 926 2018 44.8% Decline
Arkansas #75 754 2014 19.5% Decline
North Carolina #102 1,692 2017 5.7% Decline
Maine #40 252 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #79 1,128 2023 28.7% Decline
Georgia #123 1,580 2018 8.2% Decline
Nevada #460 177 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #118 955 2014 20.4% Decline
Texas #191 3,828 2014 4.9% Decline
South Carolina #110 698 2018 +5.4% Growth
Arizona #255 579 2016 12.5% Decline
Alaska #119 63 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #160 983 2014 3.8% Decline
Ohio #105 1,941 2015 14.4% Decline
West Virginia #55 375 2018 18.5% Decline
Florida #270 1,354 2022 6.6% Decline
Mississippi #100 486 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #77 1,435 2024 +1.1% Growth
Massachusetts #134 920 2017 18.0% Decline
Louisiana #140 659 2014 +3.4% Growth
Maryland #244 530 2015 32.3% Decline
Connecticut #168 378 2023 24.0% Decline
Delaware #129 67 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #135 1,498 2014 +12.5% Growth
Rhode Island #162 106 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #86 1,515 2016 +15.1% Growth
California #390 1,683 2015 +26.9% Growth
New Mexico Unranked 79 2013 Insufficient historical volume
New York #180 1,075 2025 +28.6% Growth
New Jersey #366 378 2017 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 50 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 5 2014 Insufficient historical volume

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