Hayes Boy
How popular is Hayes?
#162 boy name in 2025
2,240 baby boys were named Hayes in the US in 2025, making it the 162nd most popular boy name. Another 87 girls got the name (#2,139 for girls).
Hayes popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #162 for boys (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,240 boys, 87 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+322% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #539 in 2015, #245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (2,255 boys) |
| Highest rank | #160 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hayes counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hayes family of names ranked #178 for boys in 2025, with 2,245 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hayes | 2,240 | 100% |
| Hayez | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hayes is most popular
Babies named Hayes per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 7.3 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- North Dakota: 5.7 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- South Dakota: 5.6 per 1,000 (105 boys)
- Montana: 4.0 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- Nebraska: 4.0 per 1,000 (172 boys)
Hayes by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 67 | #521 |
| 1890s | 68 | #551 |
| 1900s | 124 | #507 |
| 1910s | 311 | #855 |
| 1920s | 400 | #945 |
| 1930s | 298 | #983 |
| 1940s | 301 | #1,102 |
| 1950s | 250 | #1,271 |
| 1960s | 167 | #1,485 |
| 1970s | 225 | #1,235 |
| 1980s | 182 | #2,358 |
| 1990s | 405 | #1,677 |
| 2000s | 1,127 | #953 |
| 2010s | 5,918 | #296 |
| 2020s | 11,082 | #160 |
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Questions
- Is Hayes a boy or girl name?
- Hayes is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Hayes were boys.
- How popular is the name Hayes?
- 2,240 baby boys were named Hayes in the US in 2025, making it the 162nd most popular boy name. Another 87 girls got the name (#2,139 for girls).
- When was Hayes most popular?
- Hayes peaked in 2024, when 2,255 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #160 in 2024.
- How many people are named Hayes?
- 21,886 babies have been named Hayes in the US since 1880. We estimate about 20,276 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Hayes most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hayes was most common in Wyoming, at 7.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.