Hailee
Hailee was the 1355th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 163 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 360th with 850 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 527 places. More babies were named Hailee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hailey) hay clearing (surname) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,355 girls, down 243 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 163girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003850 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,490babies recorded
What does the name Hailee mean?
Hailee is a spelling of Hailey, pronounced the same way, so it shares Hailey's meaning and origin.
Hailey is a spelling of Hayley, an English surname from a place name that joins Old English heg, 'hay', and leah, 'clearing, meadow', so it described a meadow where hay was made. Wikipedia notes that the girl's name Hayley became popular after the English child actress Hayley Mills (born 1946) became famous, and the spellings Hailey and Haley later became very common in the US. Wiktionary describes the name as unisex but it is used mostly for girls.
hīeġ (Old English, “hay”)lēah (Old English, “clearing, meadow”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Hayley, Haley, Hailee, Haylee, Bailey.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hailey', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Hayley', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Hailee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 2004.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,355 | 163 |
| 2020 | #1,112 | 220 |
| 2010 | #521 | 572 |
| 2000 | #384 | 751 |
| 1990 | #1,430 | 111 |
| 1980 | #5,645 | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hailee, counting every spelling?
Hailee is a spelling of Hailey, a name family that ranked #81 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,355 for Hailee on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,582 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hailey | 2,556 | #104 | 14,222 |
| Haley | 314 | #861 | 2,147 |
| Hayley | 179 | #1,251 | 1,424 |
| Haylee | 153 | #1,419 | 1,046 |
| Hailee | 163 | #1,355 | 954 |
| Hailie | 125 | #1,658 | 545 |
| Haylie | 37 | #3,935 | 238 |
| Heily | 32 | #4,392 | 124 |
| Haily | 17 | #6,638 | 76 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hailee?
163 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hailee (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hailee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hailee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hailee?
About 16,300 people born in the US named Hailee are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 26. That makes Hailee mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hailee by state
How common Hailee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.0×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hailee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hailee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hailee
What does Hailee mean?
Hailee is a spelling of Hailey, which means “hay clearing (surname)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Hailee?
Hailee was the 1355th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 163 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 360th with 850 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 527 places. More babies were named Hailee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Hailee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hailee in the US.
Where is Hailee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hailee was most common in Maryland (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Florida.