Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Hailee

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,355 Trend ↓ Falling 32%
Rank 2025
#1,355
among girls · ↓70 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
163
named Hailee · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,861
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
850 babies
All-time total
16,490
#1,201 all-time among girls
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Hailee popularity over time

16,490 babies have been named Hailee since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 8 – 8 1 – #7,545
1980s 375 – 375 38 +4588% #1,468
1990s 3,709 – 3,709 371 +889% #466
2000s 7,427 6 7,433 743 +100% #360
2010s 3,791 – 3,791 379 -49% #521
2020s (to 2025) 1,174 – 1,174 196 -48% #1,112

Where Hailee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 153 0.09 outside top 500
2027 144 0.09 outside top 500
2028 138 0.09 outside top 500
2029 132 0.08 outside top 500
2030 128 0.08 outside top 500

Where Hailee is most popular

Girls named Hailee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.118 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Hailee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 25 0.236 +101%
Pennsylvania 48 0.203 +73%
Michigan 29 0.159 +35%
Florida 68 0.159 +35%
New York 62 0.157 +33%
Louisiana 13 0.149 +26%
Ohio 34 0.143 +22%
California 103 0.123 ≈ national
Texas 96 0.119 ≈ national
Wisconsin 12 0.117 ≈ national
Georgia 26 0.114 ≈ national
Minnesota 12 0.111 -5%
Massachusetts 13 0.108 -9%
New Jersey 19 0.105 -10%
Illinois 24 0.105 -11%
Virginia 14 0.082 -30%
Oregon 5 0.077 -35%
North Carolina 17 0.075 -37%
Colorado 7 0.063 -47%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -50%
Arizona 8 0.057 -52%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -53%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -68%
Indiana 5 0.036 -70%
Washington 5 0.035 -71%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Hailee

Hailee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,355 in 2025 with 163 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 16,490 American babies have been named Hailee. Its peak came in 2003, when 850 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hailee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hailee?

The median living Hailee is about 20 years old; half are between 14 and 25. An estimated 16 thousand people named Hailee are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hailee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 163 #1,355 – –
2024 180 #1,285 – –
2023 183 #1,258 – –
2022 222 #1,115 – –
2021 206 #1,184 – –
2020 220 #1,112 – –
2019 275 #958 – –
2018 309 #876 – –
2017 312 #877 – –
2016 293 #937 – –
2015 339 #828 – –
2014 365 #766 – –
2013 382 #723 – –
2012 422 #670 – –
2011 522 #560 – –
2010 572 #521 – –
2009 590 #512 – –
2008 691 #458 – –
2007 728 #442 – –
2006 689 #458 – –
2005 779 #404 – –
2004 790 #393 6 #10,431
2003 850 #360 – –
2002 801 #369 – –
2001 758 #385 – –
2000 751 #384 – –
1995 396 #580 – –
1990 111 #1,430 – –
1985 34 #2,757 – –
1980 12 #5,645 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Hailee

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld American actress and singer (born 1996) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hailee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hailee?

The median living Hailee is about 20 years old. Half of all living Hailees are between 14 and 25 years old.

How many people named Hailee are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Hailee are alive in the United States, based on 16,490 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Hailee in 2025?

Hailee ranked #1,355 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 163 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hailee?

16,490 babies have been named Hailee in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hailee most popular?

Hailee peaked in 2003, when 850 newborns received the name.

Is Hailee a boy or girl name?

Hailee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hailee rising or falling?

Hailee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hailee become more popular?

Hailee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 128 girls named Hailee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hailee?

Well-known people named Hailee include Hailee Steinfeld (actor).

Names like Hailee

Names that sound and feel close to Hailee: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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