The first name Hailey
A girl’s name from English meaning “hay”, “clearing”.
Pronounced /ˈheɪli/ 2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
English origin
Hailey means “hay”, “clearing” in English.
From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 115 girls were named Hailey, making it the 371st most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hailey with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hailey at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 2,556 girls born in the United States were named Hailey, the 104th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 8,798 were.
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.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Hailey
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hailey BieberAmerican model and television personality, born 1996
- Hailey BaptisteAmerican tennis player (born 2001)
- Hailey Van LithAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
- Hailey DukeAmerican alpine skier, born 1985
- Hailey SwirbulAmerican cross-country skier, born 1998
- Hailey KilgoreAmerican actress and singer, born 1999
- Hailey ClausonAmerican model, born 1995
- Hailey LanglandAmerican sports person, born 2000
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Questions
- What does the name Hailey mean?
- Hailey means “hay”, “clearing” in English.
- What is the origin of the name Hailey?
- From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).
- How popular is the name Hailey?
- In 2025, 115 girls born in England and Wales were named Hailey, ranking 371st.
- Is Hailey a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 181,710 US babies named Hailey since 1880 were girls.
- When was Hailey most popular?
- 2003 in the United States, when 8,798 babies were named Hailey, its highest rank at 26th.
- How do you pronounce Hailey?
- Hailey is /ˈheɪli/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Hailey?
- Hayley, Haley, Hailie, Halie, Haylie and Haileigh.
- Is Hailey also a surname?
- Yes. Hailey is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.