Given name & surname
Hailee
“from the field of hay”
Hailee is a variant of Haley. One English interpretation is “from the field of hay.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hailee is a variant of Haley. One English interpretation is “from the field of hay.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Hailee has a related form in Hayley. A possible origin is Old English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Hailee has a related form in Hayley. The history of Hayley gives this family its wider story. Hayley’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Hailee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,490
- 6 boys · 16,484 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 850 babies
- 2025
- 163
- #1,355 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 163 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,355 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 850 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,240 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hailee’s family of names
Hailee has a related form in Haley. In English usage, Hailee has a related form in Hayley.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hailee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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