girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Hailey

Meaning hay Gender Girl Rank 2025 #104 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).

Rank 2025
#104
among girls · ↓4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,561
named Hailey · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 629
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
8,808 babies
All-time total
181,710
#220 all-time among girls
First recorded
1922
in Social Security records

Hailey popularity over time

181,710 babies have been named Hailey since 1922, 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
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 12 12 1 – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 25 – 25 3 – #6,058
1970s 397 – 397 40 +1488% #1,149
1980s 3,589 20 3,609 361 +809% #339
1990s 30,303 59 30,362 3,036 +741% #54
2000s 81,990 138 82,128 8,213 +170% #23
2010s 47,751 31 47,782 4,778 -42% #19
2020s (to 2025) 17,379 16 17,395 2,899 -39% #77

Where Hailey 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 2,469 1.54 #110
2027 2,397 1.49 #114
2028 2,338 1.45 #116
2029 2,289 1.42 #119
2030 2,248 1.40 #122

Where Hailey is most popular

Girls named Hailey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.75 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Delaware, and Connecticut.

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 Hailey 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
Hawaii 55 4.80 +174%
Delaware 54 4.76 +172%
Connecticut 263 4.52 +158%
New Jersey 752 4.17 +138%
New Mexico 88 3.62 +106%
New York 1,416 3.58 +104%
New Hampshire 66 3.57 +104%
North Dakota 45 3.42 +95%
Massachusetts 402 3.32 +90%
Montana 45 3.32 +90%
Rhode Island 41 3.27 +87%
Maryland 320 3.02 +72%
Idaho 92 2.75 +57%
Pennsylvania 621 2.63 +50%
District of Columbia 31 2.62 +49%
California 2,120 2.52 +44%
Maine 37 2.39 +36%
Nevada 111 2.39 +36%
Virginia 386 2.26 +29%
Florida 944 2.21 +26%
Utah 179 2.15 +23%
Illinois 491 2.14 +22%
Washington 305 2.11 +20%
Colorado 225 2.02 +15%
Minnesota 216 2.00 +14%
Wisconsin 203 1.97 +12%
Oregon 127 1.95 +11%
Arizona 265 1.89 +8%
Texas 1,427 1.77 ≈ national
Michigan 318 1.75 ≈ national
Missouri 194 1.61 -8%
Kansas 92 1.59 -9%
Ohio 373 1.57 -10%
North Carolina 345 1.52 -14%
Mississippi 68 1.45 -17%
Nebraska 52 1.45 -17%
Vermont 7 1.44 -18%
Georgia 327 1.44 -18%
Indiana 201 1.43 -18%
Iowa 81 1.39 -21%
West Virginia 36 1.37 -22%
Alaska 11 1.28 -27%
South Carolina 113 1.26 -28%
South Dakota 17 1.19 -32%
Wyoming 5 1.17 -33%
Louisiana 100 1.14 -35%
Kentucky 96 1.12 -36%
Tennessee 174 1.10 -37%
Oklahoma 78 1.06 -40%
Arkansas 56 1.06 -40%
Alabama 97 1.03 -41%

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 Hailey

Hailey is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #104 in 2025 with 2,556 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1922, 181,710 American babies have been named Hailey. Its peak came in 2003, when 8,808 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 Hailey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hailey?

The median living Hailey is about 19 years old; half are between 12 and 24. An estimated 180 thousand people named Hailey are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Hailey 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 2,556 #104 5 #12,689
2024 2,627 #100 – –
2023 2,786 #90 6 #11,327
2022 3,005 #79 – –
2021 3,248 #77 – –
2020 3,157 #81 5 #12,738
2019 3,491 #76 – –
2018 3,474 #79 – –
2017 3,712 #72 – –
2016 3,947 #68 – –
2015 4,251 #64 9 #8,274
2014 4,619 #51 – –
2013 5,031 #43 9 #8,348
2012 5,917 #32 – –
2011 6,282 #32 8 #9,044
2010 7,027 #19 5 #12,932
2009 7,325 #25 12 #6,959
2008 7,872 #25 7 #10,253
2007 8,439 #23 10 #7,792
2006 8,423 #25 16 #5,388
2005 8,595 #26 10 #7,309
2004 8,685 #24 40 #2,662
2003 8,798 #26 10 #6,900
2002 7,992 #31 12 #5,851
2001 8,032 #33 8 #7,806
2000 7,829 #35 13 #5,388
1995 2,965 #111 6 #8,169
1990 946 #293 – –
1985 370 #538 – –
1980 81 #1,485 – –
1975 24 #2,995 – –
1970 9 #5,542 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Hailey

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

  1. 1 Hailey Baldwin Hailey Baldwin American model (born 1996) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hailey?

The median living Hailey is about 19 years old. Half of all living Haileys are between 12 and 24 years old.

How many people named Hailey are alive today?

An estimated 180 thousand people named Hailey are alive in the United States, based on 181,710 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hailey mean?

From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).

How popular is the name Hailey in 2025?

Hailey ranked #104 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,556 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hailey?

181,710 babies have been named Hailey in the United States since 1922, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hailey most popular?

Hailey peaked in 2003, when 8,808 newborns received the name.

Is Hailey a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Hailey rising or falling?

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

Will Hailey become more popular?

Hailey is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,248 girls named Hailey in 2030, which would rank around #122. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hailey?

Well-known people named Hailey include Hailey Baldwin (model).

Names like Hailey

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

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