girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Haylee

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,419 Trend ↓ Falling 56%

A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley.

Rank 2025
#1,419
among girls · ↓40 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
153
named Haylee · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,505
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
1,522 babies
All-time total
30,233
#828 all-time among girls
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Haylee popularity over time

30,233 babies have been named Haylee since 1968, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 5 – 5 1 – #7,406
1970s 104 – 104 10 +1980% #3,210
1980s 834 – 834 83 +702% #1,018
1990s 5,954 – 5,954 595 +614% #321
2000s 13,999 20 14,019 1,402 +135% #211
2010s 7,925 – 7,925 793 -43% #249
2020s (to 2025) 1,392 – 1,392 232 -71% #787

Where Haylee 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 134 0.08 outside top 500
2027 119 0.07 outside top 500
2028 108 0.07 outside top 500
2029 100 0.06 outside top 500
2030 93 0.06 outside top 500

Where Haylee is most popular

Girls named Haylee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.129 per 1,000. Strongest in Pennsylvania, New York, and Tennessee.

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 Haylee 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
Pennsylvania 49 0.207 +61%
New York 80 0.202 +57%
Tennessee 29 0.183 +42%
Missouri 22 0.183 +42%
Florida 78 0.182 +41%
Idaho 6 0.179 +39%
Michigan 31 0.170 +32%
North Carolina 33 0.145 +12%
Kentucky 12 0.140 +9%
Ohio 33 0.139 +8%
Texas 108 0.134 ≈ national
California 105 0.125 ≈ national
South Carolina 11 0.122 -5%
New Jersey 19 0.105 -18%
Iowa 6 0.103 -20%
Georgia 23 0.101 -21%
Indiana 13 0.093 -28%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -33%
Illinois 19 0.083 -36%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -37%
Maryland 7 0.066 -49%
Utah 5 0.060 -53%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -62%
Arizona 6 0.043 -67%
Washington 6 0.042 -68%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
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 Haylee

Haylee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,419 in 2025 with 153 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 30,233 American babies have been named Haylee. Its peak came in 2009, when 1,522 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 Haylee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Haylee?

The median living Haylee is about 19 years old; half are between 14 and 25. An estimated 30 thousand people named Haylee 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.

Haylee 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 153 #1,419 – –
2024 164 #1,379 – –
2023 190 #1,235 – –
2022 259 #1,009 – –
2021 280 #943 – –
2020 346 #787 – –
2019 403 #709 – –
2018 444 #666 – –
2017 523 #577 – –
2016 526 #585 – –
2015 669 #482 – –
2014 817 #399 – –
2013 954 #338 – –
2012 1,064 #298 – –
2011 1,276 #249 – –
2010 1,249 #263 – –
2009 1,522 #211 – –
2008 1,468 #232 – –
2007 1,498 #237 – –
2006 1,376 #247 – –
2005 1,483 #230 – –
2004 1,368 #237 13 #5,927
2003 1,504 #216 7 #9,011
2002 1,281 #248 – –
2001 1,237 #256 – –
2000 1,262 #260 – –
1995 648 #404 – –
1990 181 #1,003 – –
1985 74 #1,609 – –
1980 27 #3,153 – –
1975 10 #5,673 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Haylee?

The median living Haylee is about 19 years old. Half of all living Haylees are between 14 and 25 years old.

How many people named Haylee are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Haylee are alive in the United States, based on 30,233 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Haylee mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley.

How popular is the name Haylee in 2025?

Haylee ranked #1,419 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 153 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Haylee?

30,233 babies have been named Haylee in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Haylee most popular?

Haylee peaked in 2009, when 1,522 newborns received the name.

Is Haylee a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Haylee rising or falling?

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

Will Haylee become more popular?

Haylee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 93 girls named Haylee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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