Hadley Girl

How popular is Hadley?

#121 girl name in 2025

2,254 baby girls were named Hadley in the US in 2025, making it the 121st most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).

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47,830living people named Hadley (est.)
10median age of people named Hadley
48,691babies named Hadley since 1880
1 in 1,463US babies born in 2025

Hadley popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#121 for girls (▼ 6 from 2024)
Babies in 20252,254 girls, 12 boys
10-year trendFalling (-24% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#103 in 2015, #111 in 2020
Peak year2014 (3,015 girls)
Highest rank#100 in 2014
First recorded1964
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)1% boys, 99% girls
Chance a classmate shares it2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Hadley counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hadley family of names ranked #120 for girls in 2025 (#117 the year before), with 2,760 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Hadley 2,254 82%
Hadlee 281 10%
Hadleigh 198 7%
Hadlie 27 1%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Where Hadley is most popular

Babies named Hadley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Wyoming: 8.7 per 1,000 (37 girls)
  2. Vermont: 8.7 per 1,000 (42 girls)
  3. North Dakota: 7.8 per 1,000 (102 girls)
  4. Montana: 7.7 per 1,000 (104 girls)
  5. South Dakota: 6.7 per 1,000 (95 girls)

Hadley by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1960s43#4,722
1970s192#2,997
1980s342#2,299
1990s1,199#964
2000s4,941#365
2010s25,483#100
2020s14,395#111

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Questions

Is Hadley a boy or girl name?
Hadley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Hadley were girls.
How popular is the name Hadley?
2,254 baby girls were named Hadley in the US in 2025, making it the 121st most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
When was Hadley most popular?
Hadley peaked in 2014, when 3,015 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #100 in 2014.
How many people are named Hadley?
48,691 babies have been named Hadley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 47,830 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
Where is Hadley most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Hadley was most common in Wyoming, at 8.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.