Hadleigh
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- HAD-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,170 for girls
Unisex
Hadleigh is a name of English origin, meaning “heath clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 1,170th for girls in the US (198 babies).
What does Hadleigh mean?
English: English place name
“heath clearing”
From English place names such as Hadleigh in Suffolk, from Old English words for heath and clearing.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Hadleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Hadleigh has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 198 girls in the US.
How popular is Hadleigh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 86% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Hadleigh, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 girls. 4 boys were also named Hadleigh in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Hadleigh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 girls in the UK were given Hadleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #756, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
- Hadley 39
- Hadleigh 9
In 2017, 40% of the babies named Hadleigh in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 69%, with more girls than boys since 2023.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Hadleigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
How popular is Hadleigh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,170among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 198about 1 in 8,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 198 girls in the US were named Hadleigh, making it the 1,170th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 968th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 319 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Hadleigh than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Hadleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,760 girls in the US were given Hadleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #122, up from #1,170 for this spelling alone.
Hadleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 198 | #1,170 |
| 2024 | 214 | #1,128 |
| 2023 | 254 | #1,001 |
| 2022 | 275 | #968 |
| 2021 | 297 | #907 |
| 2020 | 263 | #968 |
| 2019 | 259 | #997 |
| 2018 | 277 | #955 |
| 2017 | 296 | #905 |
| 2016 | 319 | #883 |
| 2015 | 285 | #952 |
| 2014 | 314 | #870 |
| 2013 | 236 | #1,046 |
| 2012 | 197 | #1,231 |
| 2011 | 164 | #1,392 |
| 2010 | 146 | #1,529 |
| 2009 | 76 | #2,484 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3,157 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3,047 |
| 2006 | 43 | #3,616 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 49 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
Names like Hadleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper Willow Harlow Ivy Isla Lyra Hallie Freya Poppy Mila Riley Lily
Other spellings of Hadleigh
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hadleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hadleigh, updated 20 October 2026.