Haylee
Hayley is an English given name. It is derived from the English surname Haley, which in turn was based on an Old English toponym, a compound of heg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Haylee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hayley is an English given name. It is derived from the English surname Haley, which in turn was based on an Old English toponym, a compound of heg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Haylee
The earliest SSA record of Haylee as a baby girl name dates back to 1968, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 1,522 newborns named Haylee — #211 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Haylees. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,680 among baby girl names with 123 births, falling sharply (-56%). In total, more than 30K Haylees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Haylee
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About the name Haylee
Haylee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 30K births in the dataset. Haylee's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #211. Use the chart and map above to compare Haylee'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 .
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