Hay meadow or clearing
A modern phonetic spelling of the English surname and place name Hayley. It is derived from the Old English elements 'heg' (hay) and 'leah' (clearing, meadow or wood).
Less common today
Hayleigh isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #833 in 2010.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Character in the soap opera Fair City · Fair City
