Haille
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HY-lee
- Origin
- Amharic
Haille is a girls' name of Amharic origin, meaning “power; might”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haille mean?
Amharic: spelling of Haile; Amharic; also used as a spelling of Hailey
“power; might”
Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia, bore a name meaning 'power of the Trinity'.
Meaning borrowed from Haile.
Is Haille a girl's or a boy's name?
Haille is a girls' name.
How popular is Haille in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Haille in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haille in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 30 | #3,891 |
| 1998 | 40 | #3,113 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,931 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Names like Haille
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hallie Hannah Phoebe Chloe Grace Caroline Katherine Jasmine Isabelle Zoe Giselle Hunter
Names related to Haille
More Amharic names
Amare Aryam Gelila Mahelet Nolawi Haset Tafari Bruk Leul Naod Kidus Melat Haile Menelik Nuhamin Meklit
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, “Haille: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haille, updated 20 October 2026.