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Haley Howell

There are approximately 56 people named Haley Howell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,120,613 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Haley with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Howell. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.

Expected bearers

56

1 in 6,120,613

Named Haley

155K

Alive today

Named Howell

123K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Haley

Estimated living: 155K

Rarity: Common

Gender: Female

Peak year: 2000

Average age: 27

Top Census group: White (84.2%)

The surname Howell

Estimated bearers: 123K

Rarity: Common

Census rank: #286

Per 100K: 35.94

Top ancestry: White (76.3%)

First name trend

Haley: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Haley. The peak year was 2000 with 9,100 births. The average person named Haley today is 27 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
02K5K7K9K1900192019401960198020002020

Demographics

Ancestry and ethnicity for Haley

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Haley, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.2%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Haley described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Haley at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White84.2% · 121,847
  • Hispanic or Latino6.9% · 10,010
  • Two or more races4.3% · 6,281
  • Black or African American2.4% · 3,418
  • Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 2,238
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 931

Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Howell surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Howell, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 76.3%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Howell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Howell at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White76.3% · 81,942
  • Black or African American14.9% · 15,965
  • Two or more races4.1% · 4,429
  • Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 3,701
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 734
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 643

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Haley has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0453% of the US population, based on 155,392 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).

Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Haley right now.

The surname Howell appears at a rate of 35.94 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0359%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 56 people with the full name Haley Howell. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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FAQ

Haley Howell: questions and answers

How many people are named Haley Howell?

We estimate approximately 56 people in the United States share the full name Haley Howell. That works out to about 1 in 6,120,613 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0453%) with the surname frequency (35.94 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Haley Howell?

We classify Haley Howell as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,120,613 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Haley a male or female name?

Haley is predominantly female. Out of 160,023 total SSA registrations, 0.5% were male and 99.5% were female. See the full Haley profile for detailed gender data.

Where does this data come from?

First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.

How common is the name Haley Howell?

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