Hailey
From an English surname and place name meaning hay clearing, from Old English heg and leah. The spelling sits alongside Haley, Haleigh and other variants.
Hailey in 2025
Hailey was given to 2,561 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 257th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,295 babies born.
The history of Hailey
Hailey reached its highest point in 2003, when 8,808 babies were given the name, ranking 76th that year.
Across the 104 years of records since 1922, 181,710 babies have been named Hailey. Half of them were born before 2006, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Hailey by decade
| Decade | Babies named Hailey | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 | 7,130 |
| 1960s | 25 | 8,871 |
| 1970s | 397 | 1,915 |
| 1980s | 3,609 | 655 |
| 1990s | 30,362 | 129 |
| 2000s | 82,128 | 76 |
| 2010s | 47,782 | 85 |
| 2020s | 17,395 | 198 |
Where Hailey is heading
Hailey has fallen 40% over the past decade, from 4,260 babies in 2015 to 2,561 in 2025.
Names like Hailey
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Hailey.