Hayes

#2,139 for girls in 2025, 87 births · #162 for boys in 2025, 2,240 births
Given to boys 95.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2024 · 2,255 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
20,925
since 1880

Hayes over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Hayes has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,13987#1622,240
2024#2,50871#1602,255
2023#2,31479#2091,755
2022#2,17487#2121,775
2021#2,21284#2291,606
2020#1,94898#2451,451
2019#2,53869#2961,165
2018#2,47871#343973
2017#2,59767#408766
2016#5,28425#432717
2015#5,12726#539531
2014#5,45624#546504
2013#6,46219#605418
2012#5,71023#695340
2011#7,43616#777289
2010#7,88015#936215
2009#10,67910#953211
2008#8,10915#1,223144
2007#11,6309#1,206146
2006#10,61110#1,249134
2005#14,5026#1,381108
2004#9,89210#1,62979
2003#10,4259#1,43891
2002—#1,59676
2001#13,5216#1,81661
2000#11,8017#1,55277
1999—#1,80155
1998—#1,68061
1997#12,0706#1,83651
1996—#2,07341
1995—#1,78249
1994#11,7786#2,30734
1993#11,7806#2,64127
1992—#2,25333
1991—#2,29531
1990—#2,78023
1989—#3,44616
1988—#2,68221
1987—#2,40023
1986—#2,36023
1985—#2,94216
1984—#2,52919
1983—#2,40820
1982—#4,2349
1981—#2,56918
1980—#2,72917
1979—#2,77716
1978—#2,66916
1977—#2,45818
1976—#2,24520
1975—#2,13421
1974—#2,19919
1973—#1,92822
1972—#1,56630
1971—#1,23545
1970—#2,12518
1969—#2,54912
1968—#2,44512
1967—#2,03015
1966—#2,04315
1965—#2,08415
1964—#1,90018
1963—#2,53911
1962—#1,71322
1961—#1,94818
1960—#1,48629
1959—#1,91618
1958—#1,89618
1957—#1,48728
1956—#1,72221
1955—#1,79119
1954—#1,49626
1953—#1,50825
1952—#1,34731
1951—#1,29532
1950—#1,27232
1949—#1,54423
1948—#1,17337
1947—#1,33630
1946—#1,19634
1945—#1,10335
1944—#1,23529
1943—#1,43124
1942—#1,19334
1941—#1,30026
1940—#1,25129
1939—#1,14132
1938—#1,17131
1937—#1,37224
1936—#1,35624
1935—#1,32626
1934—#1,29327
1933—#1,15932
1932—#1,32427
1931—#98345
1930—#1,29930
1929—#1,27231
1928—#1,32330
1927—#1,29332
1926—#1,09242
1925—#94551
1924—#1,18737
1923—#1,10142
1922—#1,01049
1921—#1,00249
1920—#1,18037
1919—#95949
1918—#1,12437
1917—#96445
1916—#1,09635
1915—#98041
1914—#89837
1913—#99525
1912—#1,22315
1911—#85615
1910—#92812
1909—#57421
1908—#77912
1907—#81511
1906—#70912
1905—#50720
1904—#9667
1903—#1,1305
1902—#65112
1901—#7279
1900—#64915
1899——
1898—#70110
1897—#7878
1896—#55114
1895—#7958
1894—#9546
1893—#7688
1892—#8617
1891—#7667
1890——
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1888—#7049
1887—#8196
1886—#6948
1885—#52113
1884——
1883—#55611
1882—#7547
1881—#8665
1880—#6828
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Hayes was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Hayes is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedCAUtah: #606 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,477 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #782 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,473 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #322 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,608 boysLAMississippi: #382 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,107 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Hayes, so not publishedHITexas: #1,404 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 20,124 boysTXFlorida: #1,353 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 16,500 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#322 · 1 in 1,608
  2. Mississippi#382 · 1 in 2,107
  3. Utah#606 · 1 in 4,477
  4. North Carolina#782 · 1 in 7,473
  5. Florida#1,353 · 1 in 16,500

Best ever in a state: #30 in South Dakota, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#322151 in 1,608
Mississippi#38271 in 2,107
Utah#60651 in 4,477
North Carolina#78271 in 7,473
Florida#1,35361 in 16,500
Texas#1,40491 in 20,124
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Hayes
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#160 → #162)
  • 83 spots since 2020 (#245 → #162)
  • 377 spots since 2015 (#539 → #162)
  • Biggest jump: 459 spots in 1905 (#966 → #507)
  • Biggest drop: 479 spots in 1903 (#651 → #1,130)
Rise & fade · boys
144 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2024 at #160 (2,255 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 2009–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 763
  • Highest: 1 in 763 boys born in 2025 were named Hayes (0.13%)
  • Its best rank, #160 in 2024, was only 1 in 764 (0.13%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 53.0% of all boys named Hayes (11,082) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s67#521 (1885)#700
1890s68#551 (1896)#773
1900s124#507 (1905)#751
1910s311#856 (1911)#1,002
1920s400#945 (1925)#1,141
1930s298#983 (1931)#1,242
1940s301#1,103 (1945)#1,276
1950s250#1,272 (1950)#1,573
1960s167#1,486 (1960)#2,074
1970s225#1,235 (1971)#2,134
1980s182#2,360 (1986)#2,830
1990s405#1,680 (1998)#2,145
2000s1,127#953 (2009)#1,404
2010s5,918#296 (2019)#558
2020s11,082#160 (2024)#203

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Hayes in 2005

girls
#14,502
6 births · 1 in 307,974 girls
boys
#1,381
108 births · 1 in 18,494 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #14,502Hayes6

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #1,381Hayes108
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 307,974 of them was named Hayes, which outranked 24.5% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayes
  1. #13,010Zonia7
  2. #13,010Zsofia7
  3. #13,010Zuliana7
  4. #14,502Hayes6
  5. #14,502Aailyah6
  6. #14,502Aalayjah6
  7. #14,502Aania6
  8. #16,462Aalana5
  9. #16,462Aaliyaha5
  10. #16,462Aaliyiah5

Tied with 1,959 names at #14,502; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 18,494 of them was named Hayes, which outranked 89.7% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayes
  1. #1,372Lucius109
  2. #1,372Torin109
  3. #1,372Yitzchok109
  4. #1,381Hayes108
  5. #1,381Avi108
  6. #1,381Cecil108
  7. #1,381Daunte108
  8. #1,390Abhinav107
  9. #1,390Adyn107
  10. #1,390Isreal107

Tied with 8 names at #1,381; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →