Hadlee
Hadlee was the 931st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 281 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 719th with 396 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 120 places. More babies were named Hadlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hadley) heather clearing (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #931 girls, down 72 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 281girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016396 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,258babies recorded
What does the name Hadlee mean?
Hadlee is a spelling of Hadley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Hadley's meaning and origin.
Hadley is an English place name and surname. Wiktionary derives it from Old English haeth, 'heath, heather', and leah, 'woodland clearing', so it described a clearing grown with heather; Wikipedia glosses it 'heather field'. As a given name it is a transferred surname that Wikipedia notes has risen for American girls since the 2010s, with spellings like Hadlee and Hadleigh.
hǣþ (Old English, “heath, heather”)lēah (Old English, “woodland clearing”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Hadlee, Hadleigh, Heath.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hadley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Hadley (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Hadlee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 24 since 2002.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #931 | 281 |
| 2020 | #859 | 314 |
| 2010 | #1,681 | 126 |
| 2000 | #4,224 | 29 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hadlee, counting every spelling?
Hadlee is a spelling of Hadley, a name family that ranked #128 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #931 for Hadlee on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,562 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley | 2,254 | #121 | 11,971 |
| Hadlee | 281 | #931 | 1,571 |
| Hadlie | 27 | #4,920 | 131 |
| Hadli | — | — | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hadlee?
281 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hadlee (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hadlee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 30 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hadlee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hadlee?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Hadlee are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Hadlee a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hadlee by state
How common Hadlee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Idaho (5.4×), Arkansas (5.2×), Utah (4.3×), West Virginia (3.9×), Kentucky (3.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in California, Virginia, South Carolina.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hadlee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hadlee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hadlee
What does Hadlee mean?
Hadlee is a spelling of Hadley, which means “heather clearing (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Hadlee?
Hadlee was the 931st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 281 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 719th with 396 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 120 places. More babies were named Hadlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hadlee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hadlee in the US.
Where is Hadlee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hadlee was most common in Wyoming (2.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Arkansas.