Hailee
Hailee is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Hailee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hailee is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Hailee
The earliest SSA record of Hailee as a baby girl name dates back to 1979, when 8 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 850 newborns named Hailee — #360 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Hailees. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,313 among baby girl names with 173 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 17K Hailees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hailee
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hailee. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Hailee
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About the name Hailee
Hailee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Hailee's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #360. Use the chart and map above to compare Hailee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.