US rank #3190 Girls' name Peak 2023 790 births

Hayat — #3190 US girls' name

790 babies named Hayat in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s822000s1632010s2812020s242
#3190
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Hayat was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

57 babies were named Hayat in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hayat

The Social Security Administration has registered 790 babies named Hayat between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hayat currently holds the #3190 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hayat performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 281 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hayat shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Hayat in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hayat 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 790 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.

Hayat at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

790

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2023

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,190

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hayat popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
57
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0204060 202420192014200920041999199419841980 7

Hayat by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
281 births that decade — 36% of Hayat's all-time total
1980s221990s822000s1632010s2812020s242

Hayat by state

Where Hayat concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Hayat
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
61 7.7%
#2 California
21 2.7%
#3 New York
19 2.4%
#4 Florida
7 0.9%
#5 Michigan
5 0.6%
#6 Texas
5 0.6%
Minnesota share of Hayat's total US births 7.7%
Even split

61 of 790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hayat?
790 babies have been named Hayat since 1980. It currently ranks #3190 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 57 births.
When was Hayat most popular?
Hayat was most popular in the 2010s decade with 281 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Hayat most popular?
The top states for the name Hayat are Minnesota (61 births), California (21 births), New York (19 births).
How long has the name Hayat been used?
Hayat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hayat?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hayley, Hayden, Haylee, Haylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1980–2024 (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.