Hailey or Cora?

[AlyTab]

Ok, so we are 29 dpo (and pregnant) and we would love your input on our girl names. We have our boy name (Leo, for Leonardo DiCaprio and Leo from charmed since I'm a dork. Also we just really like the name). However we are stuck on our girl name and would love to hear your opinions on both of these names and which one you like better. Thank you! 😊

Hailey is just a different spelling of Hayley. A 50yr old's name.
Prefer Cara to Cora.

Cora

Cora is gorgeous. Leo is a great name too btw. Congratulations!

Wondered why Hailey looked odd!
It’s HAYLEY.

Hailey, never hear of it anymore I only like Cora if it's short for cordelia.

Seeing a lot of love for Cora! Leaning more towards Cora I must say but we're still torn.

@llangennith so there can only be one spelling for a name? It's not like it's a weird spelling - there are several ways to spell Hailey. I originally wanted to go with Haley but thought Hailey was a more phonetic spelling since a few people thought it was somehow pronounced as HAL-EE

Going against the grain here - I like Hailey.

And there is nothing wrong with spelling it Hailey. I like it.

Cora is nicer.
Much prefer the Hayley spelling if you go that way.
What's the weather like today? Hailey.

Hailey for me but they're both nice

Hailey is atrocious.

Cora is very beautiful!

I prefer Cora.

But if you go for Hailey I would spell it Hayley. My name is the less common version of a standard name (like Claire/Clare, Catherine/Katherine) and it is a total pain in the arse as everyone always gets it wrong.

Cora

The Cora love! Thank you for the lovely comments on the names everyone :)

Hailey is actually the most common spelling, then after that was my first choice of spelling - Haley. Third is Haylee, and in Fourth comes Hayley. I don't know why some people are saying that my spelling is uncommon or odd.

According to names.darkgreener.com/#hailey
For 2016 Hailey is 1086th and Hayley is 516th. So the Hayley spelling is about twice as popular. It used to be much more, in 1996 Hailey was 1222nd was and Hayley was 57th, making Hayley about 20 times more popular than Hailey.

I really like Hayley. It sounds summery and outdoorsy. It's underused and would make a refreshing change.

I don't like Cora, it just makes me think of an apple corer. Cara is much nicer IMHO.

I like Hayley. Never seen it written as Hailey before, must be American - I think you’ll have a lifetime of correcting it. Hailey is a place in Oxfordshire or a horrible skin condition whereas Hayley is a name.

The two Cordelias I know are shortened to Cordie, not Cora.

I like hailey because its my name (with a 'y' though, but you'd be surprised how many different ways I've seen people spell it lol)
But I love Cora, it would definitely be on my list if I was pregnant!

Cora definitely. I don't like Hailey at all. The Hayley spelling is better but it's not a nice name.

OP are you looking at an American site for popularity? (Are you in the UK?)

I've come across maybe 10 hayleys in the UK, all spelled that way. Not scientific I know but I'd be very surprised if you're right that hailey is more common here.

Ah I see that @Oysterbabe actually has the stats!

I'm from the UK but I was looking at global stats. I've never actually met a Hailey or any variants of the name. I've met a Kayleigh though.

Hailey/Haley/Hayley feels very dated which probably means it's due for a revival soon!

I prefer Coraline or Coral to Cora, personally.