Hailey
Say it: HAY-lee/ˈheɪli/
GirlMeans hay clearing6 letters2 syllables
#79
in Ireland (2025)
#83 with spellings combined
62
babies in 2025
#73
best rank (2023)
695
babies since 1983
Up 121
10-year rank change
Hailey through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #83 |
| 2024 | 54 | #88 |
| 2023 | 75 | #73 |
| 2022 | 72 | #75 |
| 2021 | 48 | #115 |
| 2020 | 47 | #109 |
| 2019 | 50 | #110 |
| 2018 | 46 | #124 |
| 2017 | 26 | #199 |
| 2016 | 26 | #195 |
| 2015 | 26 | #204 |
| 2014 | 12 | #373 |
| 2013 | 18 | #274 |
| 2012 | 20 | #251 |
| 2011 | 14 | #342 |
| 2010 | 18 | #294 |
| 2009 | 10 | #441 |
| 2008 | 11 | #404 |
| 2006 | 5 | #551 |
| 2005 | 3 | #690 |
| 2003 | 4 | #559 |
| 2000 | 5 | #413 |
| 1997 | 10 | #304 |
| 1996 | 5 | #429 |
| 1995 | 6 | #384 |
| 1994 | 8 | #329 |
| 1993 | 8 | #340 |
| 1992 | 3 | #522 |
| 1983 | 3 | #529 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Hailey mean?
Hay clearing
English, from a surname based on an Old English place name, from hay and a word for a clearing.
Say it right
HAYlee
The story of Hailey
Hailey began as a surname taken from an English place name. The place name was built from two Old English words, one for hay and one for a clearing or meadow, so the name means something like “hay clearing”. Hayley, Haley and Hailey are all spellings of the same name. In Britain Hayley was the usual form and was popular in the 1970s and 1980s, while Hailey caught on in North America in the 1990s and 2000s.
In Ireland Hailey first reached the CSO list in 1983 but stayed rare for a long time. It rose steadily after 2010. Its best year so far was 2023, when 75 girls were named Hailey and it reached number 73. In 2025 it was number 79.
The CSO counts each spelling separately, so Hayley and Haley have their own figures. Hailey is much less common in Northern Ireland, where it was 177th in 2025.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Hailey (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Hayley
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Hailey | 62 | 695 |
In Northern Ireland
#177 in 2025 with 10 babies. Best rank #108 (2021); 126 babies since 2009.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.