US rank #1574 Girls' name Peak 2003 6,439 births

Hailie — #1574 US girls' name

6,439 babies named Hailie in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s971990s7022000s35752010s15522020s508
#1574
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Hailie was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

594 babies were named Hailie in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hailie

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,439 babies named Hailie between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hailie currently holds the #1574 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 594 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hailie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,575 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hailie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 742 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Hailie in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hailie 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 6,439 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.

Hailie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,439

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2003

594 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,574

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hailie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
594
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420182012200620001994198819811978 5

Hailie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,575 births that decade — 56% of Hailie's all-time total
1970s51980s971990s7022000s35752010s15522020s508

Hailie by state

Where Hailie concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hailie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
742 11.5%
#2 Texas
513 8.0%
#3 New York
436 6.8%
#4 Florida
272 4.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
254 3.9%
#6 Ohio
248 3.9%
#7 Illinois
221 3.4%
#8 Michigan
178 2.8%
California share of Hailie's total US births 11.5%
Even split

742 of 6,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Hailie appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hailie?
6,439 babies have been named Hailie since 1978. It currently ranks #1574 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 594 births.
When was Hailie most popular?
Hailie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,575 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Hailie most popular?
The top states for the name Hailie are California (742 births), Texas (513 births), New York (436 births).
How long has the name Hailie been used?
Hailie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hailie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hailey, Hailee, 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, 1978–2024 (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.