Girls' name · since 1978
Hailie
Hailie has 6,565 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,659 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,565
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
6,565 babies have been named Hailie since 1978, making it today's #1659 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hailie recorded 6,565 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #1659 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #2,154 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,659 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,565 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hailie ranks #2,154 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,659 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,565 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,659 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,565
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hailie's 6,565 recorded births place it above 97.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hailie compares
6,565 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hailie's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hailie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,565 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 594 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hailie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hailie's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 594, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hailie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 594
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Hailie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,575 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Hailie's strongest decade.
3,575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Hailie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 97
1980s
97 births
- 1990s 702
1990s
702 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,575 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,552 births
- 2020s 634
2020s
634 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,575 births (54% of all-time use).
How Hailie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hailie's total volume
Hailie by state
Where Hailie concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 767 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 525 | 8.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 448 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 277 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 254 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 253 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 226 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 178 | 2.7% |
767 of 6,565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Hailie appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hailie's data
- Hailie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,575 total births); usage has since declined to 634 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hailies (767 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hailie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hailie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.