US rank #1288 Girls' name Peak 2003 16,318 births

Hailee — #1288 US girls' name

16,318 babies named Hailee in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s3751990s37092000s74272010s37912020s1008
#1288
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Hailee was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

850 babies were named Hailee in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hailee

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,318 babies named Hailee between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hailee currently holds the #1288 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 850 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hailee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7,427 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hailee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,698 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Hailee in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hailee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16,318 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hailee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

16,318

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2003

850 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,288

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hailee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
850
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420182012200620001994198819821979 8

Hailee popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2004 (Hailee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2004 6

Hailee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7,427 births that decade — 46% of Hailee's all-time total
1970s81980s3751990s37092000s74272010s37912020s1008

Hailee by state

Where Hailee concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hailee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,698 10.4%
#2 Texas
1,256 7.7%
#3 Florida
771 4.7%
#4 Ohio
703 4.3%
#5 Michigan
694 4.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
638 3.9%
#7 New York
598 3.7%
#8 Utah
568 3.5%
California share of Hailee's total US births 10.4%
Even split

1,698 of 16,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Hailee appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hailee?
16,318 babies have been named Hailee since 1979. It currently ranks #1288 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 850 births.
When was Hailee most popular?
Hailee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7,427 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Hailee most popular?
The top states for the name Hailee are California (1,698 births), Texas (1,256 births), Florida (771 births).
How long has the name Hailee been used?
Hailee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hailee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hailey, Hailie, Haisley, Haily, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.