Hailie
Hailie was the 1658th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 489th with 594 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 216 places. More babies were named Hailie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hailey) hay clearing (surname) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,658 girls, up 413 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 125girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003594 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,565babies recorded
What does the name Hailie mean?
Hailie 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
Hailie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,658 | 125 |
| 2020 | #2,071 | 89 |
| 2010 | #1,106 | 224 |
| 2000 | #775 | 295 |
| 1990 | #3,555 | 30 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hailie, counting every spelling?
Hailie is a spelling of Hailey, a name family that ranked #81 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,658 for Hailie 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 Hailie?
125 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hailie (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hailie 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hailie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hailie?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Hailie are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 24. That makes Hailie 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.
Hailie by state
How common Hailie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.4×), New Jersey (1.8×), California (1.5×). In 39 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 Hailie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hailie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hailie
What does Hailie mean?
Hailie is a spelling of Hailey, which means “hay clearing (surname)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Hailie?
Hailie was the 1658th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 489th with 594 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 216 places. More babies were named Hailie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Hailie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hailie in the US.
Where is Hailie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hailie was most common in New York (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and California.