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The first name Hailee

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Modern variant of Hayley.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 7 girls were named Hailee, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 9 births (#2,771).

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58
babies named Hailee, 1996–2025
#3,333
rank in 2025
2024
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hailee with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Hailee at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 163 girls born in the United States were named Hailee, the 1,355th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 850 were.

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16,490
babies named Hailee since 1880
#1,355
rank in 2025
2003
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Hailee

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Hailee Steinfeld
    American actress and singer (born 1996)

Questions

What does the name Hailee mean?
Modern variant of Hayley.
How popular is the name Hailee?
In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Hailee, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2024, with 9 births.
Is Hailee a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 16,490 US babies named Hailee since 1880 were girls.
When was Hailee most popular?
2003 in the United States, when 850 babies were named Hailee, its highest rank at 360th.