How popular is the name Hadley?

Hadley ranks 517th among girls' names in US records, with 55,924 births since 1964. Over the past decade it accounts for 32,322.

Is Hadley a unisex name?

No. Hadley is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2014, when 3,641 children were given the name. It has been in use for 61 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Hadlee. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#517 of girl names

Pronounced HH AE1 D L IY0 (ARPABET)

Hadley is a girls' name, and first appears in 1964. It has been given to 55,924 children — the 517th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 82% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2014, when 3,641 children were given it.

Hadlee is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2014Girls: 3,641Boys: 45

These spellings sound identical to Hadley and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Hadley?: Hadley ranks 517th among girls' names in US records, with 55,924 births since 1964. Over the past decade it accounts for 32,322.
Is Hadley a unisex name?: No. Hadley is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Hadley most popular?: 2014, when 3,641 children were given the name. It has been in use for 61 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Hadley spelled?: Hadlee. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.