Girls' name · since 1990
Haylei
790 babies named Haylei in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 790
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haylei is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 790 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Haylei recorded 790 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1990 to 2024.
- #8,813 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 790 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haylei ranks #8,813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 790 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 790
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haylei's 790 recorded births place it above 87.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Haylei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Haylei's full recorded timeline at 2007, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Haylei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Haylei by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (436 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Haylei's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Haylei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
436 births
- 2010s
2010s
235 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 436 births (55% of all-time use).
How Haylei 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 Haylei's total volume
Haylei by state
Where Haylei concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
37 of 790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Haylei's data
- Haylei's decade-level peak was the 2000s (436 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hayleis (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Haylei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1990–2024 (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 Haylei 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.