Hailey
Girl · HAY-lee · English
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Hailey is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “hay clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 316th for girls in the UK (153 babies) and 104th for girls in the US (2,556 babies).
What does Hailey mean?
English: English surname from a place name
“hay clearing”
From an English surname based on a place name meaning hay clearing.
- Say it
- HAY-lee
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Is Hailey a girl's or a boy's name?
Hailey is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 153 girls in the UK and 2,556 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Hailey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #316among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 153about 1 in 1,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 102% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 153 girls in the UK were named Hailey, making it the 316th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 544th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most girls named Hailey of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Hailey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 315 girls in the UK were given Hailey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #199, up from #316 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 371st in England and Wales, 151st in Scotland and 177th in Northern Ireland.
Hailey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | #316 |
| 2024 | 147 | #324 |
| 2023 | 145 | #335 |
| 2022 | 130 | #369 |
| 2021 | 123 | #402 |
| 2020 | 81 | #544 |
| 2019 | 76 | #577 |
| 2018 | 63 | #691 |
| 2017 | 40 | #992 |
| 2016 | 41 | #956 |
| 2015 | 40 | #979 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2013 | 43 | #930 |
| 2012 | 47 | #866 |
| 2011 | 35 | #1,069 |
| 2010 | 43 | #888 |
| 2009 | 51 | #770 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,258 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,243 |
| 2006 | 31 | #1,000 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,250 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 22 | #1,125 |
| 2002 | 19 | #1,186 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 19 | #1,119 |
| 1996 | 19 | #1,090 |
How popular is Hailey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,556about 1 in 630 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,556 girls in the US were named Hailey, making it the 104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 81st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 8,798 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963. 5 boys were also named Hailey in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Hailey than any year since 1993.
Half of all the girls named Hailey in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,349 girls in the US were given Hailey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #90, up from #104 for this spelling alone.
Hailey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,556 | #104 |
| 2024 | 2,627 | #100 |
| 2023 | 2,786 | #90 |
| 2022 | 3,005 | #79 |
| 2021 | 3,248 | #77 |
| 2020 | 3,157 | #81 |
| 2019 | 3,491 | #76 |
| 2018 | 3,474 | #79 |
| 2017 | 3,712 | #72 |
| 2016 | 3,947 | #68 |
| 2015 | 4,251 | #64 |
| 2014 | 4,619 | #51 |
| 2013 | 5,031 | #43 |
| 2012 | 5,917 | #32 |
| 2011 | 6,282 | #32 |
| 2010 | 7,027 | #19 |
| 2009 | 7,325 | #25 |
| 2008 | 7,872 | #25 |
| 2007 | 8,439 | #23 |
| 2006 | 8,423 | #25 |
| 2005 | 8,595 | #26 |
| 2004 | 8,685 | #24 |
| 2003 | 8,798 | #26 |
| 2002 | 7,992 | #31 |
| 2001 | 8,032 | #33 |
| 2000 | 7,829 | #35 |
| 1999 | 5,369 | #54 |
| 1998 | 4,473 | #70 |
| 1997 | 4,148 | #80 |
| 1996 | 3,762 | #93 |
| 1995 | 2,965 | #111 |
| 1994 | 2,688 | #119 |
| 1993 | 2,531 | #130 |
| 1992 | 1,915 | #160 |
| 1991 | 1,506 | #196 |
| 1990 | 946 | #293 |
| 1989 | 752 | #338 |
| 1988 | 673 | #363 |
| 1987 | 537 | #415 |
| 1986 | 454 | #472 |
| 1985 | 370 | #537 |
| 1984 | 226 | #724 |
| 1983 | 182 | #842 |
| 1982 | 170 | #893 |
| 1981 | 144 | #1,009 |
| 1980 | 81 | #1,482 |
| 1979 | 85 | #1,431 |
| 1978 | 102 | #1,221 |
| 1977 | 110 | #1,146 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,969 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
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Other spellings of Hailey
Hayley Hailie Hailee Hayleigh Haylie Haylee Heily Haleigh Haily Heyli Halie
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