Recorded 1915–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 59 births

Haines — boys' name

59 babies named Haines in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s51930s82010s202020s6
1910s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Haines was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

10 babies were named Haines in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haines

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Haines between 1915 and 2023, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Haines currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haines performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Haines shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Haines in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haines in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Haines at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

59

Since 1915

109 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1915

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2023

Haines popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1915

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
4681012 2023201920172016193019261919191719161915 5

Haines by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
20 births that decade — 34% of Haines's all-time total
1910s201920s51930s82010s202020s6

Haines by state

Where Haines concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Haines
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 8.5%
Pennsylvania share of Haines's total US births 8.5%

5 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haines?
59 babies have been named Haines since 1915. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Haines most popular?
Haines was most popular in the 1910s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Haines most popular?
The top states for the name Haines are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Haines been used?
Haines has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 109 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Haines?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haiden, Haider, Haig, Haidyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.