Haeleigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAY-lee
- Origin
- English
Haeleigh is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “hay clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haeleigh mean?
English: variant of Hayley, from Old English hieg 'hay' + leah 'clearing'
“hay clearing”
A variant of Hayley, an English place and surname from Old English words for hay and clearing.
Is Haeleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Haeleigh is a girls' name.
How popular is Haeleigh in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Haeleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haeleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
Names like Haeleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Heaven, Hayden, Hannah, Hallie, Riley, Hailey, Harley, Bailey, Teagan, Hunter, Daisy, Haven
Names related to Haeleigh
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
Sources
Figures from 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, “Haeleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haeleigh, updated 20 October 2026.