Hailee

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A few things about Hailee you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Hailee

Hailee Steinfeld

American actress and singer (born 1996)

Choose Hailee and your child shares a first name with Hailee Steinfeld, an American actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Hailee, like who?” Hailee Steinfeld's Wikipedia article is available in 74 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Original: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,862 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Hailee, 163 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Hailee would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryHailee first shows up in US birth records in 1979, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 46 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2003, when it ranked #360. Today it's #1,352, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowHailee was 4.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,418 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 9,862.
• 🍂TrendHailee has slipped 241 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,352. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedHailee is most popular in Wisconsin, where it ranks #612, followed by Colorado (#703) and New Jersey (#718). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.
• 💬MeaningHailee is an English form of Hailey, which means “hay clearing”.

About the name Hailee

Hailee is a girl name of English origin meaning “hay clearing”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-lee”. US birth records list Hailee for girls from 1979 to 2025, in 47 of those 47 years. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked #360 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,352, with 163 babies.

Origin:English names