The baby name Hayli is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAY-lee (IPA: /ˈheɪli/).
Hayli is English in Origin.
The baby name Hayli is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAY-lee (IPA: /ˈheɪli/).
Hayli is English in Origin.
Hayli is a modern phonetic respelling of Hayley/Hailey, a name that began as an English habitational surname from several places called Hailey or Haley. The elements are Old English heg “hay” and leah “clearing, meadow,” yielding the meaning “hay meadow” or “hay clearing.” As a surname-first name, it was historically unisex, though contemporary use is chiefly feminine in English-speaking countries.
Given-name momentum came in the mid-20th century with actress Hayley Mills, then surged in the United States from the 1980s through the 2000s amid the vogue for -ley/-lee endings and numerous variant spellings. Hayli remains the rarer, streamlined spelling. Related forms include Hayley, Hailey, Haley, Haylee, Haleigh, Hailee, Hailie, and Haylie; short forms include Hay and Lee/Lea. Some bearers also connect Haley/Hailey to Irish surnames, but the given-name meaning for Hayli is the English “hay meadow.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #908 | 7 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Hayli is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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