Haylei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAY-lee
- Origin
- English
Haylei is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “hay clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haylei mean?
English: variant of Hayley
“hay clearing”
From the English surname Hayley, from Old English words for 'hay' and 'clearing'.
Is Haylei a girl's or a boy's name?
Haylei is a girls' name.
How popular is Haylei in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 64 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Haylei in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haylei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5,651 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4,385 |
| 2011 | 51 | #3,221 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4,493 |
| 2009 | 44 | #3,618 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 45 | #3,600 |
| 2006 | 54 | #3,089 |
| 2005 | 64 | #2,632 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3,261 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3,343 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 37 | #3,545 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
Names like Haylei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hailey, Harley, Harper, Hayden, Haven, Hadley, Heaven, Hunter, Riley, Presley, Lily, Ellie
Names related to Haylei
More English names
Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, 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, “Haylei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haylei, updated 20 October 2026.