Hailee is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hailee means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hailee across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hailee has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hailee is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “hay clearing”. A variant spelling of Hailey.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,490 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 58 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 14 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Hailee per year, United States (1979 to 2025). United States peaked in 2003 (850/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (9/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2018 (4/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (3/yr).
Hailee has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2003, when it ranked #698 nationally (given to 854 babies that year).
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