Hailley
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAY-lee
- Origin
- English
Hailley is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “hay clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hailley mean?
English: spelling of Hailey; English surname from a place name
“hay clearing”
From an English surname based on a place name meaning hay clearing.
Meaning borrowed from Hailey. More on Wiktionary.
Is Hailley a girl's or a boy's name?
Hailley is a girls' name.
How popular is Hailley 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 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Hailley in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hailley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 36 | #3,586 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
Names like Hailley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harley, Bailey, Riley, Hadley, Presley, Ashley, Marley, Sydney, Heaven, Lily, Hayden, Hunter
Names related to Hailley
Hailey, Hallie, Haley, Halle, Hayley, Hailee, Hailie, Halley
More English names
Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
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, “Hailley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hailley, updated 20 October 2026.