Girls' name · peaked in 2003
Hailey name popularity since 1925
181,698 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hailey. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Hailey is about 20 years old in 2026. Hailey peaked in 2003 as the #26 name for girls, and it ranked #104 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 181,698
- Named Hailey, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #104
- for girls in 2025 (2,556 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 181,434 girls · 264 boys
- Most popular in
- Idaho
- 2.82× its national share
Peak year is the year Hailey made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hailey births per year, 1925–2025
2003 was the biggest year for Hailey both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Hailey became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 2,650 baby girls to 1 in 715.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 253 to 1 in 420.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Hailey's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hailey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hailey in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 25 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 397 | 0 | #2,995 |
| 1980s | 3,589 | 20 | #538 |
| 1990s | 30,303 | 59 | #111 |
| 2000s | 81,990 | 138 | #26 |
| 2010s | 47,751 | 31 | #64 |
| 2020–25 | 17,379 | 16 | #104 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
63.5% of babies named Hailey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Hailey is most popular
The index compares Hailey's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hailey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 2.82× | 2,049 |
| Nevada | 2.44× | 1,587 |
| Utah | 2.03× | 3,158 |
| Alaska | 1.86× | 505 |
| Arizona | 1.74× | 4,129 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Hailey and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Hailey (this page) | 181,434 | 2003 |
| Hayley | 51,403 | 1996 |
| Hailee | 16,484 | 2003 |
| Hailie | 6,565 | 2003 |
| Haily | 3,113 | 2003 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hailey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hailey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hailey (2003).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data