Hadleigh is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hadleigh means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hadleigh across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hadleigh has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hadleigh is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “heather meadow”. A variant of Hadley, from an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,467 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 218 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Hadleigh per year, United States (1994 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (319/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (26/yr).
Hadleigh is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #1,626 nationally (given to 326 babies that year).
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