Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Hadleigh

Meaning A female given name transferred from the surname Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,171 Trend ↓ Falling 14%

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#1,171
among girls · ↓42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
198
named Hadleigh · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,118
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
319 babies
All-time total
4,467
#2,767 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Hadleigh popularity over time

4,467 babies have been named Hadleigh 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 63 6 – #6,165
2000s 410 41 +551% #2,493
2010s 2,493 249 +508% #870
2020s (to 2025) 1,501 250 0% #907

Where Hadleigh 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 192 0.12 outside top 500
2027 188 0.12 outside top 500
2028 184 0.11 outside top 500
2029 180 0.11 outside top 500
2030 178 0.11 outside top 500

Where Hadleigh is most popular

Girls named Hadleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.153 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Alabama, and Kentucky.

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 Hadleigh 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
Arkansas 36 0.681 +346%
Alabama 60 0.639 +319%
Kentucky 50 0.585 +283%
Mississippi 24 0.513 +236%
Oklahoma 35 0.476 +212%
Tennessee 74 0.467 +206%
West Virginia 11 0.420 +175%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +130%
North Carolina 75 0.329 +116%
Missouri 39 0.324 +112%
South Carolina 29 0.323 +111%
Louisiana 27 0.308 +102%
Indiana 43 0.306 +101%
Nebraska 10 0.278 +82%
Iowa 16 0.274 +79%
Georgia 59 0.260 +70%
Ohio 46 0.194 +27%
Pennsylvania 45 0.190 +25%
Virginia 30 0.176 +15%
Kansas 10 0.173 +14%
Michigan 31 0.170 +12%
Texas 131 0.163 +7%
Idaho 5 0.149 ≈ national
Illinois 32 0.140 -8%
Washington 19 0.132 -14%
Florida 31 0.072 -53%
Colorado 8 0.072 -53%
Wisconsin 7 0.068 -55%
Massachusetts 7 0.058 -62%
Maryland 6 0.057 -63%
New York 19 0.048 -69%
California 5 0.006 -96%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Hadleigh

Hadleigh is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,171 in 2025 with 198 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 4,467 American babies have been named Hadleigh. Its peak came in 2016, when 319 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 Hadleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hadleigh?

The median living Hadleigh is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 4,400 people named Hadleigh 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.

Hadleigh year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 198 #1,171
2024 214 #1,129
2023 254 #1,002
2022 275 #968
2021 297 #907
2020 263 #969
2019 259 #998
2018 277 #955
2017 296 #905
2016 319 #883
2015 285 #953
2014 314 #870
2013 236 #1,049
2012 197 #1,233
2011 164 #1,396
2010 146 #1,532
2009 76 #2,493
2008 53 #3,177
2007 57 #3,067
2006 43 #3,635
2005 37 #3,901
2004 37 #3,847
2003 49 #3,057
2002 19 #5,969
2001 21 #5,429
2000 18 #6,038
1995 5 #14,219
1990 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hadleigh?

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

How many people named Hadleigh are alive today?

An estimated 4,400 people named Hadleigh are alive in the United States, based on 4,467 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hadleigh mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Hadleigh in 2025?

Hadleigh ranked #1,171 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 198 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hadleigh?

4,467 babies have been named Hadleigh in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hadleigh most popular?

Hadleigh peaked in 2016, when 319 newborns received the name.

Is Hadleigh a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Hadleigh rising or falling?

Hadleigh has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Hadleigh become more popular?

Hadleigh is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 178 girls named Hadleigh in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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