Hailei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAY-lee
- Origin
- English
Hailei is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “hay clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hailei 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 Hailei a girl's or a boy's name?
Hailei is a girls' name.
How popular is Hailei 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 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Hailei in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hailei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
Names like Hailei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noa Kailani Alani Kalani Kaylani Nalani Meilani Xylani Layla Noelani Ilani Malani
Names related to Hailei
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie
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, “Hailei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hailei, updated 20 October 2026.