Hayle
Hayle is a port town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River and is approximately seven miles (11 km) northeast of Penzance.
Meaning & Origin of Hayle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hayle is a port town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River and is approximately seven miles (11 km) northeast of Penzance.
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The Story of Hayle
Hayle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 95 Hayles were born — ranking #1,915 that year. As of 2026, Hayle ranks #11,156 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Hayles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hayle
Hayle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hayle's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,915. Use the chart and map above to compare Hayle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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