Hadley
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Hadley is a name of English origin, meaning “heath clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 703rd for boys in the UK (56 babies) and 121st for girls in the US (2,254 babies).
What does Hadley mean?
English: English surname from a place name
“heath clearing”
From an English surname based on place names meaning heath clearing.
- Say it
- HAD-lee
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Is Hadley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Hadley has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 39 girls and 56 boys in the UK and 2,254 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Hadley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #703among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 5,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 56 boys in the UK were named Hadley, making it the 703rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 579th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 98 boys. 39 girls were also named Hadley in 2025 (945th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Hadley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60 boys in the UK were given Hadley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #611, up from #703 for this spelling alone.
- Hadley 56
- Hadleigh 4
Girls were 9% of the babies named Hadley in the UK in 2008, and 41% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 650th in England and Wales.
Hadley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #703 |
| 2024 | 56 | #704 |
| 2023 | 59 | #663 |
| 2022 | 64 | #642 |
| 2021 | 90 | #502 |
| 2020 | 72 | #579 |
| 2019 | 88 | #503 |
| 2018 | 98 | #467 |
| 2017 | 76 | #565 |
| 2016 | 86 | #519 |
| 2015 | 56 | #678 |
| 2014 | 60 | #646 |
| 2013 | 53 | #699 |
| 2012 | 51 | #718 |
| 2011 | 49 | #721 |
| 2010 | 43 | #771 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 32 | #896 |
| 2006 | 42 | #712 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 25 | #921 |
| 2003 | 28 | #808 |
| 2002 | 24 | #846 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 23 | #760 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Hadley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #121among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,254about 1 in 710 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.9%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,254 girls in the US were named Hadley, making it the 121st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 111th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 3,015 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964. 12 boys were also named Hadley in 2025 (6,799th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Hadley than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Hadley in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,760 girls in the US were given Hadley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #122.
Girls were 67% of the babies named Hadley in the US in 1975, and over 99% in 2025.
Hadley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,254 | #121 |
| 2024 | 2,384 | #115 |
| 2023 | 2,312 | #119 |
| 2022 | 2,543 | #112 |
| 2021 | 2,478 | #112 |
| 2020 | 2,424 | #111 |
| 2019 | 2,574 | #112 |
| 2018 | 2,873 | #104 |
| 2017 | 2,710 | #112 |
| 2016 | 2,888 | #108 |
| 2015 | 2,975 | #103 |
| 2014 | 3,015 | #100 |
| 2013 | 2,830 | #110 |
| 2012 | 2,419 | #131 |
| 2011 | 1,759 | #178 |
| 2010 | 1,440 | #217 |
| 2009 | 887 | #365 |
| 2008 | 769 | #419 |
| 2007 | 687 | #469 |
| 2006 | 620 | #494 |
| 2005 | 450 | #624 |
| 2004 | 392 | #692 |
| 2003 | 373 | #702 |
| 2002 | 262 | #873 |
| 2001 | 266 | #855 |
| 2000 | 235 | #918 |
| 1999 | 198 | #1,026 |
| 1998 | 212 | #964 |
| 1997 | 157 | #1,167 |
| 1996 | 119 | #1,391 |
| 1995 | 102 | #1,518 |
| 1994 | 123 | #1,354 |
| 1993 | 92 | #1,637 |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,778 |
| 1991 | 64 | #2,086 |
| 1990 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 1989 | 51 | #2,299 |
| 1988 | 37 | #2,798 |
| 1987 | 36 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 39 | #2,511 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 33 | #2,729 |
| 1983 | 33 | #2,658 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 28 | #3,066 |
| 1980 | 29 | #3,002 |
| 1979 | 28 | #2,997 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,094 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,155 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,232 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,276 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
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