Hadley is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hadley means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hadley across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hadley has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hadley is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “heather meadow”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 48,691 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,674 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 50 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 4 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 Hadley per year, United States (1906 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (3,060/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (136/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2022 (7/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2020 (4/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2022 (3/yr).
Hadley has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #238 nationally (given to 3,144 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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