ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1968 First Year 2026 Last Year 2009 Peak Year #211 Peak Rank 30K Total Count 56 Years Active 🌍 ## 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". Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley) 📖 ## The Story of Haylee Haylee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 1,522 Haylees were born — ranking #211 that year. As of 2026, Haylee ranks #1,680 for baby girls 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. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Haylee Phonetically similar names — useful when Haylee is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Haley](/haley) * [Hailey](/hailey) * [Hayley](/hayley) * [Halley](/halley) * [Haily](/haily) * [Haleigh](/haleigh) * [Haylie](/haylie) * [Hayleigh](/hayleigh) * [Halo](/halo) * Highly * Hilly * Holey Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Haylee What does the name Haylee mean? 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". How popular is Haylee in 2026? In 2026, Haylee ranks #1,680 among girls' names in the U.S., with 123 babies given the name that year. When was Haylee most popular? Haylee reached its peak popularity in 2009, ranking #211 that year with 1,522 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Haylee most popular? Haylee has historically been most popular in Wyoming, West Virginia, Utah. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Haylee. Is Haylee a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Haylee is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Haylee? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Haylee include Patrice, Rowan, Leia. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧PatricePeak #211](/patrice)[👧RowanPeak #211](/rowan)[👧LeiaPeak #211](/leia)[👧NevaPeak #212](/neva)[👧GuadalupePeak #210](/guadalupe)[👧JaynePeak #212](/jayne)[👧SavannaPeak #210](/savanna)[👧AntonellaPeak #212](/antonella) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2009 → ](/year/2009) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "H" → ](/letter/h) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.