Hadley

Hadley is a female given name: 93% of people named Hadley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 7%Female 93%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 7% male / 93% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,883 male / 26,708 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Hadley

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hadley," in English, "Guten Tag Hadley," in German. Hadley is a female given name: about 93% of people named Hadley are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Hadley,

German

Guten Tag Hadley,

French

Bonjour Hadley,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hadley:

Chinese

Hadley您好：

Japanese

Hadley様

English

Hi Hadley,

German

Hi Hadley,

French

Salut Hadley,

Spanish

Hola Hadley,

Chinese

Hadley你好：

Japanese

Hadleyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Hadley by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	7%

United States birth data

1,883 male · 26,708 female · 28,591 births recorded

Male 7%Female 93%

Since 1980: 4% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hadley a male or female name?

Hadley is a female given name: 93% of people named Hadley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Hadley in an email?

Is Hadley a unisex name?

Hadley is not a unisex name: 7% of people named Hadley are men. Hadley leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Hadley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hadley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_hadley,
  title  = {Is Hadley a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hadley},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}