Hay meadow
Hayly is a modern phonetic spelling of the English surname Hayley. It is derived from the Old English elements 'heg', meaning hay, and 'leah', meaning a clearing, meadow, or field. Historically, it referred to someone who lived near a hay meadow.
Less common today
Hayly isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,464 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
