Total births
73
Girls' name · since 2000
Heylee
Heylee has 73 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 73
- total births
- 2000–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
Heylee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 73 have been recorded since 2000.
Heylee has 73 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2016.
- 73 total births
- 2000–2016 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 70% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
73 girls have been named Heylee since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.
- 73
- total births
- 2000–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Heylee was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
12 babies were named Heylee in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Heylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Heylee splits its recorded history at 2007: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Heylee at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Heylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2016
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Heylee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Heylee's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Heylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 51 births (70% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Heylee? ▼
Since 2000, Social Security records show 73 babies named Heylee. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 12 births.
When was Heylee most popular? ▼
Heylee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Heylee been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Heylee since 2000 -- 17 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Heylee? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heydi, Heydy, Heyli, Heylin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Heylee's data
- Heylee's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Heylee
Nearby Names Like Heylee
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Heylee
Heydi Girl
#6062 697 births
Heydy Girl
#14117 179 births
Heyli Girl
107 births
Heylin Girl
#9412 102 births
Heysel Girl
#10182 57 births
Compare Heylee side by side: Heylee vs Heydi Heylee vs Heydy Heylee vs Heyli
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Heylee: Baby Name Since 2000 - 73 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/heylee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Heylee 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 June 2026.