Hadlie
Hadlie was the 4920th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 3063rd with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,046 places. More babies were named Hadlie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hadley) heather clearing (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #4,920 girls, down 622 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 762babies recorded
What does the name Hadlie mean?
Hadlie 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
Hadlie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,920 | 27 |
| 2020 | #4,298 | 32 |
| 2010 | #3,647 | 43 |
| 2000 | #13,765 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Hadlie, counting every spelling?
Hadlie is a spelling of Hadley, a name family that ranked #128 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,920 for Hadlie 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 Hadlie?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hadlie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hadlie 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hadlie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hadlie?
About 800 people born in the US named Hadlie are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 16. That makes Hadlie 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hadlie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hadlie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hadlie
What does Hadlie mean?
Hadlie is a spelling of Hadley, which means “heather clearing (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Hadlie?
Hadlie was the 4920th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 3063rd with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,046 places. More babies were named Hadlie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hadlie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hadlie in the US.