Haili

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How to Pronounce Haili

Pronounced HAY-lee /ˈheɪ.li/High

Meaning: Haili is a spelling variant of Hailey, an English surname and place-name from Old English heg 'hay' and leah 'clearing, meadow', giving 'hay meadow'. The -i ending is a modern streamlined respelling.Medium

In 30 seconds: Haili is a respelling of Hailey (said 'HAY-lee'), from Old English for 'hay meadow'. The single -i is a modern touch.

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MeaningHaili is a spelling variant of Hailey, an English surname and place-name from Old English heg 'hay' and leah 'clearing, meadow', giving 'hay meadow'. The -i ending is a modern streamlined respelling.

U.S. rank (2021)#16102 ↘ Falling

2021 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2003

Total births (all-time)≈ 834

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Haili is a streamlined respelling of Hailey, an English surname and place-name built from Old English heg, 'hay', and leah, 'clearing' or 'meadow' — literally 'hay meadow'. Once Hailey became a top girls' name around the turn of the millennium, spellings multiplied, from Haylee and Haylie to the trimmed Haili.

Haili crested around 2003, riding the Hailey family's peak, and stayed one of the rarer spellings. A girl named Haili then is now in her early twenties. Hailey remains the standard; Haili reads as a period respelling of that moment and has not established itself separately.

Did you know? Haili is one of a swarm of Hailey spellings; it crested unusually late, around 2003, as the name family peaked.

Overall data confidence 65%

References — Haili / Hailey — variant of Hailey; Old English 'hay meadow'

Variations

HaileyHaylieHaylee

Nicknames

HailLee

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Hailey— the standard spelling Haili trims

Haylie— a sister respelling of the same name

Kaylee— a like -lee girl's name of the same era

Bailey— another Old English surname name for girls

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Haili mean?

Haili is a respelling of Hailey, from Old English elements meaning 'hay clearing' or 'hay meadow'.

How do you pronounce Haili?

It's said HAY-lee /ˈheɪ.li/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Haili a boy or girl name?

Haili is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Haili?

Haili was an uncommon spelling of Hailey, most visible in the early two-thousands.