Hailey is a distinctive choice, ranked #395 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hailey in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#395
US Rank #100
About the Name Hailey
Hailey is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 222 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #373 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hailey is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #100, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hailey
Unlikely. With around 109 UK babies named Hailey per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hailey in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hailey is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 222 places over the last five years to #395 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Hailey is more popular in the US (#100) than in the UK (#395). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Hailey include: Hailey Dawson — Hailey Dawson is an American girl who is the first person to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.; Hailey Langland — Hailey Langland is an American snowboarder who won a bronze medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XX.; Hailey Gates — Hailey Benton Gates is an American model, actress, director, and journalist..
Hailey ranks #100 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
109
UK babies named Hailey (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 222 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hailey
Likely around 1 other Hailey in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Hailey
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hailey Dawson is an American girl who is the first person to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Born with Poland syndrome, she is missing three fingers on her right hand and has an underdeveloped pinky and thumb.
Hailey Langland is an American snowboarder who won a bronze medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XX. Langland made her first Olympic appearance at age 17 representing the United States in big air and slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Leisha Hailey is an American actress and musician known for playing Alice Pieszecki in the Showtime Networks series The L Word and The L Word: Generation Q. Hailey first came to the public's attention as a musician in the pop duo The Murmurs and has continued her music career as part of the band Uh Huh Her.
Hailey Frances Kilgore is an American actress and singer. Her breakthrough role was as Ti Moune in the Broadway revival of coming-of-age one-act stage musical Once on This Island, a performance for which the 19-year-old was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees in the category.