Girl's name
Hailey
Say it HAY-lee
Old English origin hay + clearing
2 syllables
Where Hailey is loved, common and rare
Common across the Netherlands, Ontario, British Columbia and three more places. Rare in three German cities, Sweden, Austria and ten more places.
1 in 341 girls born in Ireland in 2025
The Netherlands 33rdOntario 58thBritish Columbia 78th
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Every place
In 21 of the 40 official lists, among them the Netherlands (33rd), Ontario (58th) and British Columbia (78th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | 33rd 2025 | 330 | about 1 in 185 |
| Ontario province | 58th 2024 | 153 | about 1 in 356 |
| British Columbia province | 78th 2023 | 34 | about 1 in 352 |
| Ireland | 79th 2025 | 62 | 1 in 341 |
| Berlin city | 104th 2023 | 31 | about 1 in 468 |
| Sweden | 118th 2025 | 81 | about 1 in 496 |
| Austria | 128th 2025 | 48 | 1 in 744 |
| Scotland | 151st 2025 | 28 | 1 in 639 |
| Switzerland | 160th 2025 | 45 | 1 in 755 |
| Northern Ireland | 177th 2025 | 10 | 1 in 729 |
| Cologne city | 183rd 2023 | 6 | about 1 in 1,024 |
| Quebec province | 187th 2025 | 31 | about 1 in 839 |
| Norway | 237th 2025 | 17 | 1 in 1,282 |
| Israel היילי | 259th 2024 | 62 | about 1 in 1,266 |
| England and Wales | 371st 2025 | 115 | 1 in 2,202 |
| France | 477th 2025 | 145 | 1 in 1,978 |
| Catalonia region | 604th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 4,818 |
| Italy | 1116th 2024 | 8 | 1 in 22,396 |
| Rostock city | 62nd 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 328 |
| Leipzig city | 77th 2025 | 7 | about 1 in 375 |
| Bonn city | 249th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,508 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Spain, Poland, Hungary and Slovenia.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Old English words for 'hay' and 'clearing' are the building blocks of Hailey, and its origin is given as Old English. It has the easy, open feel of many English nature and landscape names.
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Two syllables, HAY-lee, give it a light, friendly sound. It has many spellings: Hayley, Haley, Haylee, Hailee and Hayleigh are all common.
Hailey is used in Ontario, British Columbia and Ireland, and ranks high in the Netherlands, with a smaller following in Sweden and Austria. The Ontario and British Columbia records first show it in 1977 and place its peak in 2005. It is now rising in three times as many places as it is falling.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- HAY-lee, 2 syllables
- Meaning
hay + clearing
- Origin
- Old English
- Other spellings
- Hayley
- Haley
- Hailie
- Haylie
- Hayleigh
- Haylee
- Hailee
Etymology
From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 12 of 20 regions, falling in 4.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1086 | 1258 | 843 | 724 | 617 | 501 | 427 | 373 | 395 | 371 |
| Scotland | 585 | 369 | 348 | 258 | 276 | 225 | 215 | 185 | 176 | 151 |
| Northern Ireland | 353 | 355 | 208 | 213 | 246 | 108 | 162 | 171 | 134 | 177 |
| Ireland | 195 | 199 | 120 | 109 | 107 | 113 | 75 | 73 | 89 | 79 |
| Ontario | 36 | 44 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 58 | |
| British Columbia | 34 | 49 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 36 | 78 | ||
| Quebec | 235 | 210 | 184 | 188 | 170 | 149 | 119 | 205 | 103 | 187 |
| France | 600 | 646 | 585 | 607 | 494 | 538 | 522 | 489 | 494 | 477 |
| The Netherlands | 55 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 33 | |
| Austria | 353 | 604 | 332 | 262 | 160 | 156 | 214 | 156 | 166 | 128 |
| Switzerland | 515 | 468 | 342 | 333 | 219 | 208 | 137 | 131 | 187 | 160 |
| Berlin | 227 | 185 | 168 | 98 | 113 | 85 | 104 | 104 | ||
| Munich | 220 | |||||||||
| Cologne | 615 | 433 | 439 | 174 | 134 | 266 | 183 | 183 | ||
| Bonn | 220 | 365 | 359 | 221 | 117 | 419 | 181 | 176 | 66 | 249 |
| Leipzig | 253 | 411 | 148 | 131 | 87 | 73 | 61 | 130 | 178 | 77 |
| Rostock | 184 | 228 | 64 | 67 | 126 | 52 | 187 | 35 | 68 | 62 |
| Norway | 178 | 184 | 237 | |||||||
| Sweden | 114 | 106 | 93 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 98 | 102 | 96 | 118 |
| Italy | 1236 | 1390 | 1116 | |||||||
| Poland | 601 | 616 | 648 | 721 | 475 | |||||
| Israel | 533 | 508 | 400 | 447 | 348 | 321 | 226 | 252 | 259 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 371 | 115 | 45.4 |
| 2024 | 395 | 109 | 42.3 |
| 2023 | 373 | 112 | 43.7 |
| 2022 | 427 | 99 | 37.6 |
| 2021 | 501 | 84 | 30.7 |
| 2020 | 617 | 62 | 23.1 |
| 2019 | 724 | 53 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | 843 | 44 | 15.3 |
| 2017 | 1258 | 27 | 9.0 |
| 2016 | 1086 | 32 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | 1324 | 25 | 8.1 |
| 2014 | 1628 | 18 | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 1400 | 23 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | 1099 | 31 | 9.6 |
| 2011 | 1196 | 27 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 1125 | 29 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | 1022 | 31 | 9.9 |
| 2008 | 1718 | 15 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 1234 | 22 | 7.2 |
| 2006 | 1052 | 26 | 8.7 |
| 2005 | 1406 | 16 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 1252 | 18 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 1325 | 16 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | 1245 | 16 | 6.0 |
| 2001 | 1520 | 12 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 2746 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 1999 | 2444 | 6 | 2.1 |
| 1998 | 1480 | 12 | 4.1 |
| 1997 | 1176 | 16 | 5.5 |
| 1996 | 1222 | 15 | 5.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Hailey in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2006. First recorded in 1977. Her peak year there: 2005, at 790.2 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Hailey per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2005 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Hailey
1 in 577 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hailey.
1 in 225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Hailey.
1 in 778 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hailey.
1 in 596 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hailey. Same first letter as Hailey.
1 in 960 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Hailey.
1 in 480 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Hailey.
1 in 587 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Hailey.
1 in 606 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Hailey.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Hailey.
1 in 344 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Hailey.
Middle names for Hailey
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Hailey Grace
2-1 beats · initials HG
Changes the beat after Hailey: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Hailey Olivia
2-4 beats · initials HO · Hailey slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Hailey: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Hailey slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Hailey Sophia
2-3 beats · initials HS
Changes the beat after Hailey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Hailey Maria
2-3 beats · initials HM
Changes the beat after Hailey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Hailey Rose
2-1 beats · initials HR
Changes the beat after Hailey: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Hailey Emily
2-3 beats · initials HE · Hailey slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Hailey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Hailey slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Hailey Julia
2-3 beats · initials HJ
Changes the beat after Hailey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Hailey Miriam
2-3 beats · initials HM
Changes the beat after Hailey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Hailey
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 778 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Hailey across countries and decades.
1 in 754 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Hailey across countries and decades.
1 in 587 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Hailey across countries and decades.
1 in 2,347 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Hailey across countries and decades.
1 in 1,491 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Hailey across countries and decades.
1 in 2,556 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Hailey across countries and decades.
1 in 1,760 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Hailey across countries and decades.
1 in 919 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Hailey across countries and decades.
Famous people named Hailey
Hailey Bieber and Hailey Baptiste.
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American model and television personality born 1996
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American tennis player (born 2001)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Hailey
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Hailey?
Her best rank is No. 33 in the Netherlands in 2025, about 1 in 185 girls. She is in the published lists of 21 of our 40 regions.
What does Hailey mean?
Wiktionary glosses Hailey as "hay + clearing".
How do you pronounce Hailey?
HAY-lee, with 2 syllables.
Is Hailey getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 12 of 20 regions, falling in 4.
Which sister names go with Hailey?
The deck's top five sisters for Hailey: Naomi, Kate, Gabriella, Hope and Avery. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.