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Hailee

Hailee: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“hay clearing”
Origin
English
Say it
HAY-lee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Hailey/Haley, from an English surname derived from place-name elements meaning 'hay' and 'clearing'. This exact spelling is modern.

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How popular is Hailee?

202454.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Hailee in 2024179

2024 rank#1,288 girls

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 188016,324

Hailee is fading: recent use is about 49% of its level ten years before.

Names like Hailee

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Haileyhay clearing · English
  • Halliedweller at the hall meadow · English
  • Hayleyhay clearing · English
  • Halievariant of Hailey; hay clearing · English
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English

Hailee questions

What does the name Hailee mean?

Hailee means "hay clearing". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Hailey/Haley, from an English surname derived from place-name elements meaning 'hay' and 'clearing'. This exact spelling is modern.

Is Hailee a boy or girl name?

Hailee is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hailee?

179 US babies were named Hailee in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Hailee?

Hailee is usually pronounced HAY-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.