Recorded 1986–2022 Girls' name Peak 2000 455 births

Hailley — girls' name

455 babies named Hailley in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1822000s2292010s332020s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Hailley was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

36 babies were named Hailley in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hailley

The Social Security Administration has registered 455 babies named Hailley between 1986 and 2022, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hailley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hailley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hailley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Hailley in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hailley 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 455 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.

Hailley at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

455

Since 1986

37 years of records

Peak year

2000

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1986

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2022

Hailley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1986

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2000)
36
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 20222010200620021998199419901986 6

Hailley by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
229 births that decade — 50% of Hailley's all-time total
1980s61990s1822000s2292010s332020s5

Hailley by state

Where Hailley concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Hailley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 2.4%
#2 California
6 1.3%
#3 Texas
6 1.3%
New York share of Hailley's total US births 2.4%
Even split

11 of 455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hailley?
455 babies have been named Hailley since 1986. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2000 with 36 births.
When was Hailley most popular?
Hailley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Hailley most popular?
The top states for the name Hailley are New York (11 births), California (6 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Hailley been used?
Hailley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 37 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Hailley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hailey, Hailee, Hailie, Haisley, 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, 1986–2022 (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.