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Hailey

Girl

Meaning of Hailey: English: 'hay clearing'

Hailey is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 108th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 395th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#108

2,561 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#395

109 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

181,710

First recorded 1922 · peak 2003

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 144 babies1982: 170 babies1983: 182 babies1984: 226 babies1985: 370 babies1986: 454 babies1987: 543 babies1988: 678 babies1989: 761 babies1990: 946 babies19901991: 1,511 babies1992: 1,920 babies1993: 2,537 babies1994: 2,700 babies1995: 2,971 babies1996: 3,772 babies1997: 4,155 babies1998: 4,473 babies1999: 5,377 babies2000: 7,842 babies20002001: 8,040 babies2002: 8,004 babies2003: 8,808 babies2004: 8,725 babies2005: 8,605 babies2006: 8,439 babies2007: 8,449 babies2008: 7,879 babies2009: 7,337 babies2010: 7,032 babies20102011: 6,290 babies2012: 5,917 babies2013: 5,040 babies2014: 4,619 babies2015: 4,260 babies2016: 3,947 babies2017: 3,712 babies2018: 3,474 babies2019: 3,491 babies2020: 3,162 babies20202021: 3,248 babies2022: 3,005 babies2023: 2,792 babies2024: 2,627 babies2025: 2,561 babies
US babies named Hailey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 8,808.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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