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The baby name Hailey is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAY-lee (IPA: /ˈheɪli/).

Hailey is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: HAY-lee (IPA: /ˈheɪli/)

What is the meaning of the name Hailey ?

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.

Hailey has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named Hailey

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Hailey Bieber Stephen Baldwin television actor

Hailey – Popularity by country

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:

Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada
Ireland
United States
Flanders, Belgium

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People also ask about Hailey

Hailey is predominantly a girl's name.
Hailey is a 2 syllable name, pronounced HAY-lee (IPA: /ˈheɪli/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hailey, Haley, Hayley, Haylee, Haleigh and Hayleigh.
Across languages, Hailey has these equivalents: Haley (surname-form), Lee/Leigh/Lea (Old English 'leah' = clearing), Meadow (modern English name).
Yes, very popular — Hailey ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Hailey ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Hailey's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Hailey for their child, including Stephen Baldwin.