Spellings

Hailey or Haley?

In the US in 2025, 73% of babies in this name family were spelled Hailey and 9% Haley. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Hailey73% of the family2,556 born in 2025#104 among girls−40% since 2015Haley9% of the family314 born in 2025#861 among girls−72% since 2015Hayley5% of the family179 born in 2025#1,250 among girls−68% since 2015Hailee5% of the family163 born in 2025#1,352 among girls−52% since 2015Haylee4% of the family153 born in 2025#1,417 among girls−77% since 2015Hailie4% of the family125 born in 2025#1,652 among girls−22% since 2015

Ten years ago

Hailey already led in 2015, with 60% of the family's births; it has 73% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 7,120 to 3,490 births (−51%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Hailey4,2512,556−40%
Haley1,135314−72%
Hayley566179−68%
Hailee339163−52%
Haylee669153−77%
Hailie160125−22%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈheɪli/ (HAY-lee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Hailey 100 births (#477 among girls), Haley 20 births, Hayley 15 births, Hailee 5 births, Haylee 20 births and Hailie 25 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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