Hailey or Hayley?

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Me and DH like this name but both prefer different spellings

To me Hailey looks prettier but is more common as a US spelling

DH prefers the more commonly used in UK spelling of Hayley

Look at the census. I can't do it for you.

Hailey is nicer, I think.

Can't be arsed. Your argument is like saying Jenson wasn't inspired by Jenson Button.

There are 59 Hayleys and 67 Haileys in the 1921 England census. But they're mostly male.

😂Sorry, I really thought you were being serious. If anyone else made the same mistake at least the joke information has been corrected.

This name seems very 90s/2000s to me.
I'd go for Hailey but both spellings are fine.

Agree it feels very 80s. Same vibe as Gemma / Sarah / Zoe / Leah. I am more familiar with the spelling Hayley in the UK.

Hayley looks prettier to me, I think because it looks nicely balanced with the two ys

As we have a village named Hailey and a Hailey Road wouldn't think of it for a name

I agree that Hayley is a 70s/80s name but Deirdre and Janet are not 70/80s names.

Hayley is nicer than Hailey imo

This has to be a joke but not a very good one…

Hayley is more professional, more classy. Hailey chavvy

I prefer Hayley.

I wonder if region makes a difference - because to me Hailey= stripper and Hayley=doctor

Hayley is more classy. Tasteful (though I agree a bit dated)

I think Hailey looks nicer

Hayley.

Hailey is just messing with a spelling.

@saltandvinegarchipsticks, It's not a joke. There were probably boys/men called Jenson but the name wasn't popular as a first name.
Jenson popularity Jenson Button - Wikipedia

I agree with this

I prefer Hailey.

And btw to the other poster, Eilidh is definitely not pronounced Ally!!

or Haley?

I like Hayley or Haley

“Probably” of course there were, do you think Mr and Mrs Button invented it?
I am old enough to be his mum and I went to school with two Jensons.
but you seem to be suggesting that these people (Jenson Button, Hayley Mills, Hailey Bieber) are the origin of the names, which is plainly daft.

@saltandvinegarchipsticks , I'm not suggesting they're the origin of the names. I'm suggesting that they are probably why the names became so popular.

Your post suggests a lack of comprehension and your accusation is daft.

Sounds very dated to me - women in their 30s and 40s. It's Kayleigh and Leanne vintage. Hayley would be the spelling most people recognise but I wouldn't want to be called that.