Hailey

“Hay meadow or clearing” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #104 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Hailey reached its best rank, #19, in 2010 and ranked #104 in 2025. Roughly 181,000 girls have been named Hailey since 1963. Together with its spelling variants Haley (#861) and Hayley (#1251), Hailey would rank around #82 with about 3,000 births last year — the newborns split about 84/10/6 across Hailey, Haley, and Hayley. A popular twin pairing with Hailey is Hannah for a girl.

Around the world: #33 in Netherlands (2025) · #60 in Canada (2024) · #79 in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Haileys

Hailey Bieber — American model and television personality
Hailey Baptiste — US American tennis player
Hailey Van Lith — American basketball player (born 2001)
Hailey Swirbul — American cross-country skier
Hailey Duke — American alpine skier

In stories & tradition

Hailey Nichol — The O.C.
Hailey — Strangers

What Haileys become

Among 106 notable people named Hailey:

Sports figures appear 2.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hailey Baptiste, US American tennis player.

Similar names: Hayley · Brooklyn · Aila · Kaylee · Aubrey · Riley

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