Hailey
An English place name and surname, Old English heg “hay” plus leah “clearing.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Hailey first shows up in the national records in 1922. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1996 to 2024. Its biggest year was 2003, when 8,798 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 26 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2010, at No. 19. In 2025 it ranked No. 104 for girls. All told, 181,710 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Haley (160,347), Hayley (51,449), Hallie (41,711), Haylee (30,233), Hailee (16,490), Haleigh (14,293) (total births since 1880)
Explore Hailey interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 | No. 5809 |
| 1970s | 397 | No. 1146 |
| 1980s | 3,589 | No. 338 |
| 1990s | 30,303 | No. 54 |
| 2000s | 81,990 | No. 23 |
| 2010s | 47,751 | No. 19 |
| 2020s | 17,379 | No. 77 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.