How Many People Are Named Hailie Smith?

There are approximately 50 people named Hailie Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Hailie 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

50

1 in 6,855,087 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Hailie: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Hailie. The peak year was 2003 with 594 births. The average person named Hailie today is 19 years old.

0 119 238 356 475 594 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Hailie

In the 2020 Census, the first name Hailie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.28%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (20.02%) and Two or More Races (4.61%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Hailie 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 Hailie rose or fell over time.

White
70.28%
Black
2.50%
Hispanic
20.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.47%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.13%
Two or More Races
4.61%

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.

White
67.99%
Black
22.62%
Hispanic
3.50%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.68%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.83%
Two or More Races
4.37%

How we calculated this

The first name "Hailie" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% 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 Hailie are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 50 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Hailie Smith: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Hailie Smith?

We estimate approximately 50 people named Hailie Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Hailie is shared by 6,341 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.

How rare is the name Hailie Smith?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans. The first name Hailie is rare and the surname Smith is very common.

Is Hailie a male or female name?

Hailie is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% 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 Hailie?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Hailie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.28%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (20.02%) and Two or More Races (4.61%). 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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