Meaning: Its source is heg leah, an Old English name meaning "Hay clearing."

Origin: "heg leah."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Popularity: The name Hailey ranked 34th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1690th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.