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
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 2,255 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,925since 1880
Hayes over time
Rank among boys' names. Hayes has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,139 | 87 | #162 | 2,240 |
| 2024 | #2,508 | 71 | #160 | 2,255 |
| 2023 | #2,314 | 79 | #209 | 1,755 |
| 2022 | #2,174 | 87 | #212 | 1,775 |
| 2021 | #2,212 | 84 | #229 | 1,606 |
| 2020 | #1,948 | 98 | #245 | 1,451 |
| 2019 | #2,538 | 69 | #296 | 1,165 |
| 2018 | #2,478 | 71 | #343 | 973 |
| 2017 | #2,597 | 67 | #408 | 766 |
| 2016 | #5,284 | 25 | #432 | 717 |
| 2015 | #5,127 | 26 | #539 | 531 |
| 2014 | #5,456 | 24 | #546 | 504 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #605 | 418 |
| 2012 | #5,710 | 23 | #695 | 340 |
| 2011 | #7,436 | 16 | #777 | 289 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #936 | 215 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #953 | 211 |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | #1,223 | 144 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #1,206 | 146 |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | #1,249 | 134 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #1,381 | 108 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #1,629 | 79 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #1,438 | 91 |
| 2002 | — | #1,596 | 76 | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #1,816 | 61 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #1,552 | 77 |
| 1999 | — | #1,801 | 55 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,680 | 61 | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #1,836 | 51 |
| 1996 | — | #2,073 | 41 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,782 | 49 | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #2,307 | 34 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #2,641 | 27 |
| 1992 | — | #2,253 | 33 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,295 | 31 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,780 | 23 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,446 | 16 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,682 | 21 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,400 | 23 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,360 | 23 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,942 | 16 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,529 | 19 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,408 | 20 | |
| 1982 | — | #4,234 | 9 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,569 | 18 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,729 | 17 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,777 | 16 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,669 | 16 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,458 | 18 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,245 | 20 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,134 | 21 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,199 | 19 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,928 | 22 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,566 | 30 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,235 | 45 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,125 | 18 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,549 | 12 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,445 | 12 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,030 | 15 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,043 | 15 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,900 | 18 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,539 | 11 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,713 | 22 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,948 | 18 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,916 | 18 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,487 | 28 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,722 | 21 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,791 | 19 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,496 | 26 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,508 | 25 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,347 | 31 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,295 | 32 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,272 | 32 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,544 | 23 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,173 | 37 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,336 | 30 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,196 | 34 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,103 | 35 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,235 | 29 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,431 | 24 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,193 | 34 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,300 | 26 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,251 | 29 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,141 | 32 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,171 | 31 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,356 | 24 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,326 | 26 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,293 | 27 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,159 | 32 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,324 | 27 | |
| 1931 | — | #983 | 45 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,299 | 30 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,272 | 31 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,323 | 30 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,293 | 32 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,092 | 42 | |
| 1925 | — | #945 | 51 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,187 | 37 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,101 | 42 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,010 | 49 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,002 | 49 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,180 | 37 | |
| 1919 | — | #959 | 49 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,124 | 37 | |
| 1917 | — | #964 | 45 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,096 | 35 | |
| 1915 | — | #980 | 41 | |
| 1914 | — | #898 | 37 | |
| 1913 | — | #995 | 25 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,223 | 15 | |
| 1911 | — | #856 | 15 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #574 | 21 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #507 | 20 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #651 | 12 | |
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #701 | 10 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#173 · 1 in 622
- Mississippi#176 · 1 in 707
- Montana#183 · 1 in 562
- South Dakota#191 · 1 in 584
- Louisiana#191 · 1 in 744
Best ever in a state: #30 in South Dakota, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #173 | 16 | 1 in 622 |
| Mississippi | #176 | 19 | 1 in 707 |
| Montana | #183 | 7 | 1 in 562 |
| Louisiana | #191 | 33 | 1 in 744 |
| South Dakota | #191 | 7 | 1 in 584 |
| North Dakota | #192 | 7 | 1 in 588 |
| Utah | #198 | 28 | 1 in 749 |
| Arkansas | #205 | 20 | 1 in 719 |
| Alabama | #248 | 22 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Kansas | #265 | 15 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Tennessee | #275 | 31 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Texas | #277 | 151 | 1 in 1,227 |
| Missouri | #281 | 24 | 1 in 1,317 |
| South Carolina | #296 | 15 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Iowa | #303 | 12 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Oklahoma | #317 | 16 | 1 in 1,267 |
| North Carolina | #329 | 32 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Kentucky | #343 | 13 | 1 in 1,678 |
| Georgia | #364 | 29 | 1 in 1,854 |
| Idaho | #395 | 5 | 1 in 1,610 |
| Ohio | #431 | 25 | 1 in 2,373 |
| Indiana | #444 | 15 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Wisconsin | #461 | 11 | 1 in 2,448 |
| Connecticut | #463 | 5 | 1 in 2,819 |
| Colorado | #494 | 11 | 1 in 2,505 |
| Virginia | #500 | 14 | 1 in 2,972 |
| Illinois | #547 | 19 | 1 in 3,377 |
| Maryland | #615 | 7 | 1 in 3,937 |
| Washington | #625 | 10 | 1 in 3,704 |
| Massachusetts | #639 | 6 | 1 in 4,906 |
| Michigan | #702 | 10 | 1 in 4,774 |
| Minnesota | #707 | 6 | 1 in 4,666 |
| Florida | #827 | 15 | 1 in 6,529 |
| Pennsylvania | #852 | 8 | 1 in 7,404 |
| Arizona | #887 | 5 | 1 in 7,209 |
| California | #968 | 23 | 1 in 9,725 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #160 (2,255 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 2009–2025
- 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
- 53.0% of all boys named Hayes (11,082) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 67 | #521 (1885) | #700 |
| 1890s | 68 | #551 (1896) | #773 |
| 1900s | 124 | #507 (1905) | #751 |
| 1910s | 311 | #856 (1911) | #1,002 |
| 1920s | 400 | #945 (1925) | #1,141 |
| 1930s | 298 | #983 (1931) | #1,242 |
| 1940s | 301 | #1,103 (1945) | #1,276 |
| 1950s | 250 | #1,272 (1950) | #1,573 |
| 1960s | 167 | #1,486 (1960) | #2,074 |
| 1970s | 225 | #1,235 (1971) | #2,134 |
| 1980s | 182 | #2,360 (1986) | #2,830 |
| 1990s | 405 | #1,680 (1998) | #2,145 |
| 2000s | 1,127 | #953 (2009) | #1,404 |
| 2010s | 5,918 | #296 (2019) | #558 |
| 2020s | 11,082 | #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 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 70,881 of them was named Hayes, which outranked 72.0% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,130Yuridia26
- #5,130Zanyah26
- #5,130Zanylah26
- #5,284Hayes25
- #5,284Aamira25
- #5,284Aarvi25
- #5,284Abbigayle25
- #5,445Aamina24
- #5,445Acelyn24
- #5,445Adaiah24
Tied with 160 names at #5,284; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 2,647 of them was named Hayes, which outranked 97.0% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).