Haylee

Haylee: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Haylee is a variant spelling of Hayley, from an English surname derived from place-name elements meaning hay and clearing or meadow. Modern spellings have multiplied beyond the original surname form.

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How popular is Haylee?

202449.0 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Haylee in 2024164

2024 rank#1,375 girls

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 188030,076

Haylee is fading: recent use is about 25% of its level ten years before.

Names like Haylee

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Hayleyhay clearing · English
Hailiehay clearing · English
Hayleighhay meadow · English
Hayliehay meadow · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English

Haylee questions

What does the name Haylee mean?

Haylee means "hay clearing". It comes from English. Haylee is a variant spelling of Hayley, from an English surname derived from place-name elements meaning hay and clearing or meadow. Modern spellings have multiplied beyond the original surname form.

Is Haylee a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Haylee?

164 US babies were named Haylee in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Haylee?

Haylee 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.