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Haley - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Haley
 
 

 


The girl name Haley [ 2 syll. ha-ley, hal-ey ] is pronounced HHEYLiy KEY. Haley is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. Haley is a variation of the English Hayley.

Haley is popular as a baby name for girls. The name grew in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 1996, 0.472% of baby girls were named Haley. It ranked at #30 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity. In 2007, it ranked at #76 with a usage of 0.199%, but it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its group. 4 times more girls were named Haley than the next ranked name, the English Hayley, in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Haley include the English Hailee, the English Hailey, the English Hailie, the English Haleigh, the English Haylee, the English Hayley, the English Haylie, the English Hali, the English Halie, the English Hallie, the German Hella, the Turkish Hilal, the English Hollie, the English Holly, and the English Halle.

KEY: Pronunciation for Haley: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


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