Girl name · Old English
Hailey
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: hay clearingHailey is a girl's name that comes from Old English and means "hay clearing". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Hay clearing
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #104 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Hailey
As a girl's name, Hailey comes from Old English and means "hay clearing". It is used in English.
Hailey is also a surname: the 4,888th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 6,996 people. See the most common last names.
Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names
How popular is Hailey?
- US rank in 2025
- #104
- 2,556 babies, 1,590 per million girls
- Best rank
- #19 in 2010
- Most babies: 8,798 in 2003
- Babies since 1963
- At least 181,434
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 0 per million |
| 1920s | 0 per million |
| 1930s | 0 per million |
| 1940s | 0 per million |
| 1950s | 0 per million |
| 1960s | 1 per million |
| 1970s | 26 per million |
| 1980s | 209 per million |
| 1990s | 1,683 per million |
| 2000s | 4,437 per million |
| 2010s | 2,728 per million |
| 2020s | 1,786 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #68 | #72 | #79 | #76 | #81 | #77 | #79 | #90 | #100 | #104 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Hailey
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- HadleyHeather field (Old English, unisex)
- HaizeaWind (Basque, girl)
- HallelPraise (Hebrew, unisex)
- HiʻileiHeld lovingly in the arms (Hawaiian, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- AinsleyFrom a place named for a solitary or hermitage clearing (English, unisex)
- AshleyAsh tree clearing (Old English, unisex)
- BentleyFrom a surname meaning bentgrass clearing (Old English, boy)
- BlakelyDark clearing (Old English, girl)
- BradleyBroad clearing (Old English, boy)
- EverleighVariant of Everly, from a place name meaning boar clearing (Old English, girl)
- EverlyBoar clearing (Old English, girl)
- HaydenHay valley or hay hill (Old English, unisex)
- KinsleyCyne's clearing, from cyne, royal (Old English, girl)
- LeeClearing, meadow (Old English, unisex)
- LeighMeadow, clearing (Old English, girl)
- OakleyOak clearing (Old English, boy)
- PresleyPriest's clearing (Old English, unisex)
- RidleyReed clearing (Old English, unisex)
- RileyFrom a surname meaning rye clearing (Old English, unisex)
Middle names for Hailey
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More girl names from Old English
- EdithRich in war (Old English, girl)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AudreyNoble strength (Old English, girl)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- ÆlfflædElf beauty (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfgifuElf gift (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfthrythElf strength (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfwynnElf joy (Old English, girl)
- ÆthelflædNoble beauty (Old English, girl)
- ÆthelthrythNoble strength (Old English, girl)
- AshAsh tree (Old English, unisex)
- AspenAspen tree (Old English, unisex)
- AudenFrom Ealdwine, old friend, or Norse Hálfdan (Old English, unisex)
- AveryElf counsel (Old English, unisex)
- BerkeleyBirch wood (Old English, unisex)
Hailey: common questions
What does the name Hailey mean?
Hailey comes from Old English and means "hay clearing". Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Hailey a boy or girl name?
Hailey is mainly a girl's name. In 2025, 2,556 girls and 5 boys in the US were named Hailey, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Hailey come from?
Hailey comes from Old English and means "hay clearing". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Hailey?
Hailey ranked #104 in the US in 2025, with 2,556 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Hailey?
Names spelled like Hailey include Hadley, Haizea, Hallel and Hiʻilei.
What middle names go with Hailey?
Middle names that flow well with Hailey include Aoife, Eliza, Esme, Jade and Lydia. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.