Haisley
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- English
Haisley is a name traditionally given to a girl of English origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more English baby names or search the full library by meaning.
About the Name Haisley
Haisley is a modern English given name with no established ancient etymology. It reads as a contemporary coinage that blends familiar elements — the widely used Hais-/Hail- prefix from the Hailey/Haley family, and the -sley suffix common in English place-name-derived surnames — into a new compound that has no independent historical precedent. Honest treatment requires acknowledging this: Haisley cannot be traced to a single language root or ancient form. It is a modern name whose appeal lies in its sound and visual form rather than in documented etymology.
Haisley first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2018 and peaked in 2020 at rank #373. It has remained on the chart continuously through 2024, with 699 births recorded at rank #444 that year. Total top-1000-qualifying births since its debut reach approximately 4,194. The name's rapid rise from debut to a top-400 rank within just two years, followed by a slight retreat and then stabilization through 2024, suggests genuine parental affection rather than a one-season spike — the hallmark of a name building a durable audience.
Haisley fits the early-2020s trend toward feminine names that combine a soft, melodic sound with an English surname or place-name feel. Its three-syllable structure — clear, flowing, unhurried — gives it a grounded elegance that distinguishes it from shorter trend names. Its continued presence near the top-500 through 2024 suggests it has secured a meaningful niche in contemporary American naming. No variants are recorded for this spelling.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Haisley
US Popularity History (2018–2025)
Annual US births named Haisley by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2020 with 830 girls named Haisley (girl rank #373 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #479 for girls (643 US births). That's 106 places below its 2020 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Haisley Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Haisley the strongest states are North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | #123 | 42 |
| 2 | South Dakota | #130 | 34 |
| 3 | West Virginia | #164 | 70 |
| 4 | Maine | #210 | 16 |
| 5 | Mississippi | #239 | 115 |
| 6 | Arkansas | #270 | 99 |
| 7 | Nebraska | #290 | 41 |
| 8 | Iowa | #312 | 70 |
| 9 | Kentucky | #318 | 154 |
| 10 | Kansas | #326 | 87 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #923 | 134 |
| 2 | New York | #830 | 57 |
| 3 | Illinois | #735 | 83 |
| 4 | Arizona | #724 | 75 |
| 5 | Maryland | #720 | 36 |
| 6 | Georgia | #659 | 139 |
| 7 | Washington | #653 | 65 |
| 8 | Virginia | #618 | 92 |
| 9 | Florida | #608 | 143 |
| 10 | Texas | #567 | 422 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Haisley in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Haisley against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).