How Many People Are Named Hailee?
An estimated 16,041 people in the United States have the first name Hailee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Hailee peaked in popularity in 2003 with 850 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hailee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hailee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,041
About 1 in 21,367 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2003
850 births
Total Registered
16,324
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hailee
Hailee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,324 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hailee as a male name
Ranked #10,430 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (6 births)
Hailee as a female name
Ranked #1,291 in 2024
179 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (850 births)
Hailee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hailee span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 7,433 babies were registered. Hailee has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hailee by Decade
How has Hailee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hailee by State
Birth registrations for Hailee span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Hawaii, New Hampshire, Alaska. On average, about 309 Hailees were registered per state.
Hailee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hailee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hailee
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Hailee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hailee?
We estimate approximately 16,041 people named Hailee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 21,367 Americans share this first name.
Is Hailee a common name?
Hailee is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,324 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hailee most popular?
Hailee reached peak popularity in 2003, when 850 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hailee is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hailee a female name?
Hailee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hailee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hailee Smith, Hailee Johnson, Hailee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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