unisex name · in the US
Haile
- Gender Unisex (US)
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,503
Haile is a unisex name in the United States. It is given to both girls and boys — about 58% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2002, when 72 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Haile started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1935.
Haile Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 18 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 41 |
| 1980s | 21 |
| 1990s | 270 |
| 2000s | 509 |
| 2010s | 169 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 45 |
How Popular Is Haile?
In 2025, Haile was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Haile Is Used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Haile Is Spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Haïlé | Haïlé is Haile written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,296 in France, against #5,651 for Haile. | 280 |
| Hailé | Hailé is a rare spelling of Haile, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names That Peaked Alongside Haile
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Haile Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Haile over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Boys' or Girls' Name?
Haile is used differently depending on where you are. Each figure is the share of babies given the name who were girls, over the last ten years of that country's records.
- France Boys' 7% girls · 210 babies
- United States Both 63% girls · 78 babies
Sibling Names for Haile
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Haile — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Haile
How popular is the name Haile?
In 2025, Haile was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Haile a girl's or a boy's name?
Haile is used for both girls and boys. About 58% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Haile most popular?
Haile peaked in 2002, when 72 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Haile a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Haile currently ranks #1,296 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Haile originally a boys' or girls' name?
Haile was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.