The baby name Hailey is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAY-lee (IPA: /ˈheɪli/).
Hailey is English in Origin.
The baby name Hailey is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAY-lee (IPA: /ˈheɪli/).
Hailey is English in Origin.
Hailey is an English surname and place-name turned given name, from Old English heg “hay” + leah “clearing, meadow,” thus “hay meadow/clearing.” It appears in English place names such as Hailey/Hayley in Oxfordshire. The name is also borne as an anglicized Irish surname Haley with separate roots (Ó hÉalaighthe), sometimes glossed “ingenious” - a minority, surname-based pathway that can color modern interpretations.
Used as a given name in the Anglophone world since the 20th century, Hailey became strongly feminine. The spelling Hayley rose in the 1960s with actress Hayley Mills; American-preferred Hailey and Haley surged in the 1990s–2000s, with Hailey charting in the U.S. Top 20 in the mid-2000s. Common variants and related spellings include Haley, Hayley, Haleigh, Hailee, Haylee, Hailie, and Haylie; masculine or unisex use is rare today. Diminutives include Hail, Hails, or Leigh.
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailey | Bieber | Stephen Baldwin | television actor | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #60 | 370 | 2,795 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #83 | 111 | 1,568 |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #98 | 38 | 1,786 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #100 | 2,620 | 8,487 |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #110 | 76 | 424 |
| Norway | Girls | 2025 | #110 | 17 | 453 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #149 | 5 | 3,773 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| CR | 0 | #160 | 6 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #218 | 34 | 7,056 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #260 | 503 | 16,104 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #272 | 7 | 7,507 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #285 | 5 | 8,139 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #293 | 57 | 8,829 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Boys | 1991 | #303 | 5 | 1,696 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #310 | 98 | 3,185 |
| HK | 0 | #316 | 33 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #320 | 11 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #333 | 58 | 13,098 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #388 | 4 | 2,846 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #435 | 13 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #477 | 22 | 11,913 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #491 | 42 | 11,342 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #502 | 14 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 6 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #533 | 54 | 18,916 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #535 | 7 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #537 | 17 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #549 | 9 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #688 | 51 | 3,895 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #762 | 25 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #823 | 16 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #880 | 76 | 5,933 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #897 | 98 | 24,821 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #911 | 25 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,018 | 124 | 25,928 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 10 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,162 | 22 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,405 | 42 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Hailey is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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