Haeli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAY-lee
- Origin
- English
Haeli is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “hay clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haeli 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 Haeli a girl's or a boy's name?
Haeli is a girls' name.
How popular is Haeli in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Haeli in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haeli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
Names like Haeli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hallie Harley Hunter Hannah Hailey Lily Daisy Taylor Madison Haven Bailey Ellie
Names related to Haeli
More English names
Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Poppy Riley 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, “Haeli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haeli, updated 20 October 2026.