Is Hayle a boy or girl name?

Hayle is a girl’s name. Of the 1,526 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Hayle

Recorded 1977–2023 · United States

Hayle was most popular in 2003, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,276 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,526 people named Hayle.

Hayle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hayle’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hayle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hayle is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,526 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hayle

Where Hayle is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org