Hadley
Girl name · #121 in 2025 · Well-known
Hadley ranks #121 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 2,254 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #103, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 799 girls born in 2025 was named Hadley.
Babies named Hadley per year. Source: SSA.
The 61-year story
Hadley first appears in the Social Security records in 1964, when 7 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2014, when 3,015 girls were named Hadley — good for #100 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Hadley in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Hadley is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Hadley is most common
Geography matters for names, and Hadley is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Hadley is most common in MT (8.8 per 1,000), ME (6.1 per 1,000), ND (5.9 per 1,000), SD (4.9 per 1,000), NH (4.5 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.7 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Hadley is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Hadley
Statistically, parents drawn to Hadley tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kinsley, Paisley, Presley, Finley, and Harley.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Hadley | 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 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hadley a popular girl name?
Hadley ranked #121 among girls in 2025 with 2,254 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #103.
When was the name Hadley most popular?
Hadley peaked in 2014, when 3,015 American girls received the name (ranked #100 that year). Since 2014 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Hadley?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 799 newborn American girls was named Hadley. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.