How Many People Are Named Hailey Smith?
There are approximately 1,397 people named Hailey Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 245,350 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Hailey with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
1,397
1 in 245,350 Americans
Combination Rarity
Common
First Name
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Last Name
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Hailey: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Hailey. The peak year was 2003 with 8,808 births. The average person named Hailey today is 19 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Hailey
In the 2020 Census, the first name Hailey was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.07%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (14.28%) and Two or More Races (4.78%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Hailey in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Hailey rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Smith Surname
The surname Smith was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Smith in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Hailey" has an estimated frequency of 0.0514% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Smith" appears at a rate of 792.79 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Hailey are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1,397 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Hailey Smith: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Hailey Smith?
We estimate approximately 1,397 people named Hailey Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Hailey is shared by 176,259 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.
How rare is the name Hailey Smith?
This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 245,350 Americans. The first name Hailey is common and the surname Smith is very common.
Is Hailey a male or female name?
Hailey is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 2003 and the average bearer today is 19 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Hailey?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Hailey was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.07%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (14.28%) and Two or More Races (4.78%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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