Hadley

English

"heathery field"

Hadley Origin and Meaning

The name Hadley is a boy's name of English origin meaning "heathery field".

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.

Hadley Rank in US Top 1000

# 777 in the US

Hadley Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1229 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Hadley

• 1229 Nameberry 2025
• 619 England 2023

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Famous People Named Hadley

• Robert Hugh "Hadley" Fraser English actor/singer
• Hadley Wickham New Zealand statistician
• John Hadley Nicanor "Jack" Hemingway son of novelist Ernest Hemingway