Haisley means hazel meadow — possibly blending hazel (the nut-tree) with the -sley meadow suffix. It sounds like autumn in a hazel grove: two syllables of nut-tree warmth, -sley pastoral beauty, and the most autumnal compound name.
Old English hæsel (hazel) + lēah (meadow)→compound Haisley
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Modern American roots
Haisley may combine hazel (the nut-tree) with the -sley meadow suffix. It carries autumnal hazel-grove imagery through the most popular meadow-name ending.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Modern compound name.
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Today
Haisley remains a beloved choice, ranking #967 in the US. 4,787 babies have been named Haisley since 2002.
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How popular is Haisley?
2020peak year
The name Haisley reached its peak in 2020, with 830 registrations (ranked #373). It had only entered records 18 years earlier, in 2002. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #967 today, averaging about 458 new babies per year. Haisley has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 4,787 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Haisley's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — autumnal communication. People named Haisley tend to be warm, atmospheric, and gifted at being the most beautiful thing in any autumn grove.
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