Hailey is a distinctive choice, ranked #371 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hailey in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#371
US Rank #104
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hailey in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #100, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Hailey
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hailey
Unlikely. With around 115 UK babies named Hailey per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hailey in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hailey is at its highest recorded position — #371 in 2025, with 115 births. In 2020 it ranked #617.
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 Langland and Hailey Gates. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
115
UK babies named Hailey (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 246 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
Almost certainly the only Hailey in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Hailey
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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.