Halley
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning remote wood; a form of Haley.
Halley by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Halley. In the US, 42 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 333 babies in 1986, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Halley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Haleyhay meadow; dweller in the hay clearing943 in the US (2017)
- Hayleyfrom hay meadow or hay clearing83 in England and Wales (2025)
- Halledweller at the hall; a form of Haley138 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Halley
Names that are said the same way as Halley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Hayleehay meadow; a form of Hayley520 in the US (2017)
- Haileehay meadow; a modern respelling of Hailey or Hayley308 in the US (2017)
- Haleighhall clearing; a modern spelling of Haley128 in the US (2017)
- Hayleigha form of Hayley; hay meadow105 in the US (2017)
- Hallee36 in the US (2017)
- Haileigh29 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Halley, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Halley
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