girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Hadley

Meaning heather field. Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #121 Trend → Stable

Hadley is a both a surname and a given name that is a transferred use of a place name of English origin that means “heather field.” The name has increased in popularity…

Rank 2025
#121
among girls · ↓6 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,266
named Hadley · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 713
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
3,060 babies
All-time total
48,691
#616 all-time among girls
First recorded
1906
in Social Security records

Hadley popularity over time

48,691 babies have been named Hadley since 1906, 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
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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 – 36 36 4 – –
1910s – 130 130 13 +261% –
1920s – 178 178 18 +37% –
1930s – 134 134 13 -25% –
1940s – 123 123 12 -8% –
1950s – 103 103 10 -16% –
1960s 43 88 131 13 +27% #4,826
1970s 192 72 264 26 +102% #3,018
1980s 342 125 467 47 +77% #2,313
1990s 1,199 194 1,393 139 +198% #966
2000s 4,941 381 5,322 532 +282% #365
2010s 25,483 388 25,871 2,587 +386% #100
2020s (to 2025) 14,395 144 14,539 2,423 -6% #111

Where Hadley 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 2,218 1.38 #129
2027 2,187 1.36 #131
2028 2,162 1.35 #133
2029 2,141 1.33 #135
2030 2,123 1.32 #137

Where Hadley is most popular

Girls named Hadley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.48 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Vermont, and North Dakota.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Hadley 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 37 8.68 +488%
Vermont 42 8.67 +487%
North Dakota 102 7.76 +426%
Montana 104 7.68 +421%
South Dakota 95 6.65 +351%
Maine 92 5.95 +303%
New Hampshire 88 4.77 +223%
West Virginia 117 4.46 +203%
Nebraska 151 4.20 +185%
Kansas 235 4.07 +176%
Iowa 237 4.06 +175%
Idaho 133 3.97 +169%
Minnesota 389 3.60 +144%
Kentucky 306 3.58 +142%
Wisconsin 356 3.46 +134%
Arkansas 180 3.41 +131%
Delaware 38 3.35 +127%
Missouri 381 3.16 +114%
Utah 259 3.11 +111%
Oklahoma 227 3.08 +109%
Tennessee 482 3.04 +106%
Indiana 424 3.02 +105%
Mississippi 133 2.84 +93%
Rhode Island 33 2.64 +79%
Oregon 169 2.60 +76%
Alabama 243 2.59 +75%
Colorado 274 2.45 +66%
Ohio 581 2.45 +66%
Michigan 446 2.45 +66%
South Carolina 211 2.35 +59%
North Carolina 495 2.17 +47%
Connecticut 122 2.10 +42%
Pennsylvania 472 2.00 +35%
Georgia 427 1.88 +27%
Louisiana 164 1.87 +27%
Washington 267 1.85 +25%
Massachusetts 219 1.81 +23%
Virginia 278 1.63 +11%
Illinois 352 1.54 ≈ national
Alaska 12 1.39 -6%
Maryland 136 1.28 -13%
Arizona 174 1.24 -16%
Texas 940 1.17 -21%
Florida 398 0.930 -37%
Nevada 40 0.861 -42%
District of Columbia 10 0.844 -43%
New York 317 0.800 -46%
New Jersey 129 0.715 -52%
New Mexico 16 0.658 -55%
California 401 0.477 -68%
Hawaii – – –

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 Hadley

Hadley is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #121 in 2025 with 2,254 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1906, 48,691 American babies have been named Hadley. Its peak came in 2014, when 3,060 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 Hadley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hadley?

The median living Hadley is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 48 thousand people named Hadley are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Hadley 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 2,254 #121 12 #6,938
2024 2,384 #115 21 #4,759
2023 2,312 #119 31 #3,655
2022 2,543 #112 24 #4,346
2021 2,478 #112 25 #4,151
2020 2,424 #111 31 #3,520
2019 2,574 #112 32 #3,518
2018 2,873 #104 37 #3,126
2017 2,710 #112 35 #3,266
2016 2,888 #108 33 #3,385
2015 2,975 #103 37 #3,105
2014 3,015 #100 45 #2,680
2013 2,830 #110 32 #3,361
2012 2,419 #131 49 #2,532
2011 1,759 #178 48 #2,559
2010 1,440 #217 40 #2,925
2009 887 #365 44 #2,777
2008 769 #419 44 #2,761
2007 687 #469 41 #2,886
2006 620 #494 34 #3,182
2005 450 #625 41 #2,679
2004 392 #692 52 #2,219
2003 373 #702 24 #3,661
2002 262 #873 34 #2,778
2001 266 #858 33 #2,832
2000 235 #921 34 #2,693
1995 102 #1,523 17 #3,752
1990 51 #2,413 19 #3,223
1985 23 #3,651 9 #4,457
1980 29 #3,022 10 #3,953
1975 22 #3,194 11 #3,315
1970 13 #4,327 8 #3,630
1965 6 #6,057 9 #2,874
1960 – – 12 #2,468
1955 – – 16 #1,997
1950 – – 9 #2,654
1945 – – 16 #1,725
1940 – – 12 #2,123
1935 – – 15 #1,872
1930 – – 19 #1,720
1925 – – 20 #1,762
1920 – – 20 #1,785
1915 – – 14 #2,016
1910 – – 5 #1,690
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hadley?

The median living Hadley is about 9 years old. Half of all living Hadleys are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Hadley are alive today?

An estimated 48 thousand people named Hadley are alive in the United States, based on 48,691 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hadley mean?

Hadley is a both a surname and a given name that is a transferred use of a place name of English origin that means “heather field.” The name has increased in popularity in recent years for girls in the United States and has ranked among the…

How popular is the name Hadley in 2025?

Hadley ranked #121 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,254 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hadley?

48,691 babies have been named Hadley in the United States since 1906, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hadley most popular?

Hadley peaked in 2014, when 3,060 newborns received the name.

Is Hadley a boy or girl name?

Hadley is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hadley rising or falling?

Hadley is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hadley become more popular?

Hadley looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,123 girls named Hadley in 2030, ranking around #137. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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