Hay meadow or clearing
Haeli is a modern phonetic spelling variant of the English surname and given name Hayley. It originates from Old English words 'heg' (hay) and 'leah' (clearing or meadow), originally denoting someone who lived near a hay field.
Less common today
Haeli isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,051 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
