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Hailey

Hailey: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Variant spelling of Haley, from an English surname and place name meaning 'hay clearing' or 'hay meadow'. The surname comes from Old English elements.

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How popular is Hailey?

2024787 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 Hailey in 20242,620

2024 rank#100 girls

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 1880179,122

Hailey is fading: recent use is about 56% of its level ten years before.

Names like Hailey

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Halliedweller at the hall meadow · English
  • Haleyhay clearing · Old English
  • Hayleyhay clearing · English
  • Haileehay clearing · English
  • Haleighhay clearing · English
  • Halievariant of Hailey; hay clearing · English
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English

Hailey questions

What does the name Hailey mean?

Hailey means "hay clearing". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Haley, from an English surname and place name meaning 'hay clearing' or 'hay meadow'. The surname comes from Old English elements.

Is Hailey a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Hailey?

2,620 US babies were named Hailey in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Hailey?

Hailey 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.