Haley - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Haley \ha-ley\ is of Old English, Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "hay meadow; ingenious, clever". Place name. Hayley has become popular as a girl's name. Football player Charles Haley; actor Haley Joel Osment.

Haley has 7 variant forms: Hailey, Haily, Haleigh, Halley, Hallie, Hayleigh and Hayley.

Baby names that sound like Haley are Hale and Hawley.

Haley is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Haley. Click here to compare Haley with related baby names.