Hayley Explained
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Hayley (pronounced) is an English given name. It is derived from the English surname Haley, which in turn was based on an Old English toponym, a compound of heg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow".[1]
While it can be used for males,[2] Hayley is most commonly a female given name. This use became popular following the surge to prominence of child actress Hayley Mills (b. 1946), but the name was not used with any frequency prior to the 1980s. Its popularity peaked in the 1980s and early 1990s in the UK and (along with variants such as Haley and Hailey) in the 1990s and 2000s in the US, but since the 2000s has again declined significantly.[1] Hayley is one of the top 1,500 female names in the US today. Another spelling of this name that is the least common way to spell it is Haylie. [3] [4]
Women with this given name
Notable people with the given name Hayley, or variant spellings of it, include:
- Hailey Abbott, American author
- Hayley Arceneaux (b. 1991), American physician assistant, bone cancer survivor and spaceflight participant
- Hailey Armstrong (b. 1996), Canadian curler
- Hayley Atwell (b. 1982), English actress
- Hailey Baptiste (b. 2001), American tennis player
- Hayley Barr (b. 1971), American actress
- Mary Hayley Bell (1911–2005), English actress, writer, dramatist
- Hayley Beresford (b. 1978), Australian equestrian
- Hailey Bieber (b. 1996), American model, media personality, and socialite
- Hailey Clauson (b. 1995), American fashion model
- Hailey Colborn (b. 2000), American beauty pageant titleholder
- Hailey Cramer (b. 1987), Australian nu-soul singer
- Hailey Danz (b. 1991), American paratriathlete
- Hailey Dawson (b. 2010), American girl with 3D-printed robotic hand
- Hailie Deegan (b. 2001), American racing driver
- Hailey Duff (b. 1997), Scottish curler
- Haylie Duff (b. 1985), American actress and singer
- Hailey Duke (b. 1985), American skier
- Hayley Elsaesser, Canadian fashion designer
- Hali Flickinger (b. 1994), American swimmer
- Hailey Gates, American model, actress, director, and journalist
- Hailey Harbison (b. 1996), American soccer player
- Hailey Hatred (b. 1983), American wrestler
- Hailey Hernandez (b. 2003), American diver
- Hayley Angel Holt (b. 1983), English actress
- Hailey Kilgore (b. 1999), American actress and singer
- Hailey Kinsel (b. 1994), American barrel racer
- Hayley Kiyoko (b. 1991), American singer and actress
- Hailey Kops (b. 2002), Israeli pair skater
- Hailey Langland (b. 2000), American snowboarder
- Hayley Lewis (b. 1974), Australian swimmer
- Hali Long (b. 1995), American-Filipino footballer
- Halie Loren (b. 1984), American singer-songwriter
- Hailie Mace (b. 1997), American soccer player
- Hayley Mackey (born 2001), is a New Zealand judoka.
- Hayley Matthews (born, 1998), Barbados and West Indies cricket player
- Hailey McCann (b. 1995), American actress
- Hayley Mills (b. 1946), English actress, daughter of Mary Hayley Bell
- Hayley Faith Negrin (b. 2003), American child voice actress
- Hayley Okines (1997–2015), English girl with rare aging disease
- Hayley Orrantia (b. 1994), American singer and actress
- Haylee Outteridge, Australian sailor
- Hailey Owens (2003–2014), American murder victim
- Haylee Partridge (b. 1981), New Zealand cricketer
- Hayley Peirsol (b. 1985), American swimmer
- Hayley Petit (1989–2007), American murder victim
- Sian Hayley Proctor (b. 1970), American geology professor, science communicator and spaceflight participant
- Hayley Raso (b. 1994), Australian footballer
- Haylee Roderick (b. 1990), American dancer, model, and actress
- Hailie Sahar (b. 1988), American actress
- Hayley Silver-Holmes (b. 2003), Australian cricketer
- Hayley Sproull (b. 1989), New Zealand comedian
- Hailee Steinfeld (b. 1996) American actress
- Hailey Swirbul (b. 1998), American cross-country skier
- Hayley Tamaddon (b. 1977), English actress
- Halie Tiplady-Hurring (b. 1986), New Zealand rugby union player
- Hailey Tuck (b. 1990), American singer
- Hayley Tullett (b. 1973), Welsh runner
- Hailey Van Lith (b. 2001), American basketball player
- Hayley Westenra (b. 1987), New Zealand singer
- Hailey Whitters (b. 1989), American singer-songwriter
- Hayley Wickenheiser (1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Hayley Williams (b. 1988), American lead singer-songwriter from Paramore
- Lee Ha-jin (b. 1988), nicknamed Haylee, Korean Go player
Fictional characters with this given name
See also
Notes and References
- Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005.
- Web site: Baby Name Guide . 2007-04-04 . 2011-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707203358/http://www.babynameguide.com/categoryunisex.asp?strGender=&strAlpha=H&strCat=Unisex&strOrder=Name . dead .
- http://www.namestatistics.com/search.php?name=hayley Name Statistics
- Web site: Haileigh and Beighleigh and Paisleigh, oh my! . Rauwerda . Anne . 10 November 2021 . michigandaily.com . Michigan Daily . 10 January 2023 .
