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Hadley
OriginEnglish
Meaning"heathery field"
About Hadley
Hemingway readers will recognize this as the name of Papa's first wife (and, eventually, actress Mariel's grandmother). But in Victorian times, Hadley and Hedley were actually more popular for boys.
Pronounced HAD-lee.
As of October 2026, Hadley ranked #6938 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #668 in 1908.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,680 | 45 | 23.4 |
| 2015 | #3,104 | 37 | 19.3 |
| 2016 | #3,385 | 33 | 17.4 |
| 2017 | #3,265 | 35 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | #3,125 | 37 | 20.4 |
| 2019 | #3,517 | 32 | 17.8 |
| 2020 | #3,519 | 31 | 18 |
| 2021 | #4,148 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | #4,344 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2023 | #3,651 | 31 | 18.1 |
| 2024 | #4,744 | 21 | 12.2 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Hadleys
- Robert Hugh "Hadley" Fraser
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- Hadley Wickham
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