girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Hadlee

Meaning A female given name transferred from the surname Gender Girl Rank 2025 #931 Trend → Stable

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#931
among girls · ↑9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
281
named Hadlee
How common
1 in 5,720
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
403 babies
All-time total
5,258
#2,492 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Hadlee popularity over time

5,258 babies have been named Hadlee since 1994, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 35 – 35 4 – #8,569
2000s 529 5 534 53 +1426% #2,212
2010s 2,785 12 2,797 280 +424% #719
2020s (to 2025) 1,885 7 1,892 315 +13% #746

Where Hadlee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 277 0.17 outside top 500
2027 274 0.17 outside top 500
2028 271 0.17 outside top 500
2029 269 0.17 outside top 500
2030 267 0.17 outside top 500

Where Hadlee is most popular

Girls named Hadlee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.194 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Idaho, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Hadlee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wyoming 11 2.58 +1233%
Idaho 35 1.05 +440%
Arkansas 53 1.00 +418%
Utah 69 0.829 +328%
West Virginia 20 0.763 +294%
Kentucky 61 0.713 +268%
Oklahoma 47 0.639 +230%
Nebraska 20 0.556 +187%
Indiana 73 0.520 +169%
Mississippi 23 0.492 +154%
Alabama 43 0.458 +137%
Missouri 53 0.440 +127%
Tennessee 60 0.379 +96%
Iowa 21 0.359 +86%
Louisiana 31 0.354 +83%
Kansas 19 0.329 +70%
Maine 5 0.323 +67%
Minnesota 32 0.297 +53%
Ohio 70 0.295 +52%
Wisconsin 29 0.282 +45%
Pennsylvania 60 0.254 +31%
Michigan 45 0.247 +28%
Oregon 16 0.246 +27%
Washington 35 0.242 +25%
Texas 173 0.215 +11%
Georgia 47 0.207 +7%
North Carolina 32 0.141 -27%
Florida 59 0.138 -29%
Colorado 14 0.125 -35%
Illinois 27 0.118 -39%
Arizona 15 0.107 -45%
New York 30 0.076 -61%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -71%
Virginia 5 0.029 -85%
California 24 0.029 -85%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Hadlee

Hadlee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #931 in 2025 with 281 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 5,258 American babies have been named Hadlee. Its peak came in 2016, when 403 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hadlee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hadlee?

The median living Hadlee is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 5,200 people named Hadlee are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hadlee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 281 #931 – –
2024 281 #940 – –
2023 299 #895 – –
2022 329 #852 – –
2021 381 #746 – –
2020 314 #859 7 #9,921
2019 291 #910 – –
2018 346 #792 – –
2017 320 #854 – –
2016 396 #719 7 #10,022
2015 346 #811 – –
2014 290 #930 – –
2013 289 #890 – –
2012 199 #1,222 – –
2011 182 #1,295 5 #12,971
2010 126 #1,681 – –
2009 89 #2,212 – –
2008 78 #2,450 – –
2007 78 #2,424 – –
2006 68 #2,647 – –
2005 53 #3,024 – –
2004 54 #2,935 – –
2003 33 #4,057 – –
2002 30 #4,215 5 #11,304
2001 17 #6,432 – –
2000 29 #4,224 – –
1995 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hadlee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hadlee?

The median living Hadlee is about 8 years old. Half of all living Hadlees are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Hadlee are alive today?

An estimated 5,200 people named Hadlee are alive in the United States, based on 5,258 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hadlee mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Hadlee in 2025?

Hadlee ranked #931 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 281 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hadlee?

5,258 babies have been named Hadlee in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hadlee most popular?

Hadlee peaked in 2016, when 403 newborns received the name.

Is Hadlee a boy or girl name?

Hadlee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hadlee rising or falling?

Hadlee has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Hadlee become more popular?

Hadlee looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 267 girls named Hadlee in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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