Hayley - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Hayley \

, also used as boy's name Hayley, is pronounced HAY-ley. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "hay meadow". Place name. May possibly be from the Norse word "haela", meaning "hero". Made famous by actress Hayley Mills in the 1960s.

Hayley has 14 variant forms: Haeley, Haelie, Haely, Hailea, Hailee, Haileigh, Haily, Haleigh, Haley, Halie, Hally, Haylea, Haylee and Hayleigh.

Baby names that sound like Hayley are Hailey and Halley.

Hayley is a very common first name for women (#1312 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Hayley. Compare Hayley with its variant forms and related girl names.

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