Baby Name Popularity Profile

Hailey

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Hailey.

✦ Hay meadow 🌍 English Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #104
All-Time Peak Rank #19 Achieved 2010
Total U.S. Births 181,434 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1963 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 8,798 births in 2003
πŸ’‘ The Hailey Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Hay meadow
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an English surname, which was originally from a place name meaning 'hay meadow' (from Old English 'heg' meaning 'hay' and 'leah' meaning 'wood, clearing, meadow').
Common Nicknames
Hails
Alternative Spellings
Hayley Haylee Haleigh Hailee
Pronunciation: HAY-lee
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Hailey across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -19.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -39.9%
2015: 4,251 births 4,251 2016: 3,947 births 2017: 3,712 births 2018: 3,474 births 2019: 3,491 births 2020: 3,157 births 3,157 2021: 3,248 births 2022: 3,005 births 2023: 2,786 births 2024: 2,627 births 2025: 2,556 births 2,556
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 8,798 births in 2003
Years in Top 100 29 yrs
Years in Top 500 40 yrs
Longest Streak 58 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 25
1970s: 397
1980s: 3,589
1990s: 30,303
2000s: 81,990
2010s: 47,751
2020s: 17,379

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Hai-ey
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with H, a letter used by only 2.2% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Idaho
Top States Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Alaska, Arizona
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Idaho #128 2,049 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #135 1,587 2008 28.0% Decline
Utah #131 3,158 2003 2.9% Decline
Alaska #120 505 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #127 4,129 2006 28.6% Decline
Washington #117 5,116 2007 31.2% Decline
Oregon #172 2,673 2003 27.6% Decline
Wyoming Unranked 377 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #103 9,326 2006 15.3% Decline
Montana #185 801 2003 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #129 805 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #142 2,855 2005 23.1% Decline
Delaware #85 466 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #150 4,134 2003 41.0% Decline
California #76 22,219 2007 31.4% Decline
Wisconsin #206 4,400 2003 50.9% Decline
New Mexico #97 1,154 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #111 15,921 2007 7.2% Decline
South Dakota Unranked 689 2006 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #108 687 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 347 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii #100 618 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #77 3,023 2001 34.2% Decline
North Carolina #156 5,563 2006 15.6% Decline
Missouri #188 4,078 2005 40.0% Decline
Virginia #83 4,136 2005 1.2% Decline
Connecticut #65 1,991 2005 37.7% Decline
Oklahoma #282 2,398 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #213 3,737 2004 9.8% Decline
Rhode Island #132 636 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #254 1,266 2003 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #54 4,673 2006 21.4% Decline
Maine #138 704 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #185 5,977 2001 34.2% Decline
Iowa Unranked 2,090 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #268 1,635 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #232 2,792 2000 34.5% Decline
Georgia #155 4,309 2004 +8.5% Growth
Indiana #178 3,623 2001 +25.8% Growth
Kentucky #165 2,519 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #143 6,630 2003 +2.7% Growth
Arkansas #255 1,534 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #54 3,405 2004 +5.7% Growth
New York #49 10,489 2011 12.5% Decline
South Carolina #183 1,955 2007 7.1% Decline
Illinois #112 6,422 2000 30.8% Decline
Pennsylvania #68 6,727 2003 +5.7% Growth
West Virginia Unranked 1,048 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #255 1,323 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #162 1,611 2003 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia #162 206 2014 Insufficient historical volume

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