Hailea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAY-lee-uh
- Origin
- English
Hailea is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “hay clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hailea mean?
English: probably a variant of Hayley
“hay clearing”
Probably a variant of Hayley, an English place and surname from Old English words for hay and clearing.
Is Hailea a girl's or a boy's name?
Hailea is a girls' name.
How popular is Hailea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Hailea in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hailea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 33 | #3,803 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
Names like Hailea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Makayla Kalea Madison Nailea Aaliyah Mikayla Addison Kailea Hallie Aliya Hunter Savannah
Names related to Hailea
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hailea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hailea, updated 20 October 2026.