Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Hayes name popularity since 1925
21,102 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hayes (4.6% girls, 95.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2020 or earlier, so the typical Hayes is about 6 years old in 2026. Hayes peaked in 2025 as the #162 name for boys, and it ranked #162 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,102
- Named Hayes, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #162
- for boys in 2025 (2,240 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 95.4% boys
- 961 girls · 20,141 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.97× its national share
Peak year is the year Hayes made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hayes births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2024. Measured as a share of all babies, Hayes peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, Hayes became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 14,200 baby boys to 1 in 4,530.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Hayes's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hayes.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hayes in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 186 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 298 | #1,338 |
| 1940s | 0 | 301 | #1,110 |
| 1950s | 0 | 250 | #1,813 |
| 1960s | 0 | 167 | #2,120 |
| 1970s | 0 | 225 | #2,160 |
| 1980s | 0 | 182 | #3,001 |
| 1990s | 18 | 405 | #1,790 |
| 2000s | 82 | 1,127 | #1,384 |
| 2010s | 355 | 5,918 | #539 |
| 2020–25 | 506 | 11,082 | #162 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
80.4% of babies named Hayes from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Hayes is most popular
The index compares Hayes's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hayes.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.97× | 604 |
| Louisiana | 2.63× | 842 |
| Nebraska | 2.46× | 308 |
| Kansas | 2.06× | 376 |
| Arkansas | 1.92× | 352 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hayes's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hayes.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hayes (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data