Hay vs Hayes

Side-by-side comparison of Hay and Hayes — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Hay

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Name B

Hayes

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Metric Hay Hayes
Current Rank Unranked #160
Total Births (all years) 7 18,673
Peak Year 2011 2024
Peak Year Births 7 2,249
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2011 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hay Hayes
1880ss — 67
1890ss — 68
1900ss — 124
1910ss — 311
1920ss — 400
1930ss — 298
1940ss — 301
1950ss — 250
1960ss — 167
1970ss — 225
1980ss — 182
1990ss — 405
2000ss — 1,127
2010ss 7 5,918
2020ss — 8,830

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hay Hayes
2014 — 504
2015 — 531
2016 — 717
2017 — 766
2018 — 973
2019 — 1,165
2020 — 1,449
2021 — 1,605
2022 — 1,774
2023 — 1,753
2024 — 2,249

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2011–2011.

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