Hailee
One of several modern respellings of Hayley, an English surname taken from a place name formed from Old English words for hay and clearing or meadow.
Hailee in 2025
Hailee was given to 163 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,546th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 20,340 babies born.
The history of Hailee
Hailee reached its highest point in 2003, when 850 babies were given the name, ranking 698th that year.
Across the 47 years of records since 1979, 16,490 babies have been named Hailee. Half of them were born before 2005, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Hailee by decade
| Decade | Babies named Hailee | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 | 11,162 |
| 1980s | 375 | 2,410 |
| 1990s | 3,709 | 879 |
| 2000s | 7,433 | 698 |
| 2010s | 3,791 | 987 |
| 2020s | 1,174 | 2,056 |
Where Hailee is heading
Hailee has fallen 52% over the past decade, from 339 babies in 2015 to 163 in 2025.
Names like Hailee
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Hailee.