Boys' name · since 1986
Hayato
247 babies named Hayato in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,736 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 247
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
247 boys have been named Hayato since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Hayato recorded 247 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2024.
- #11,736 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 247 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayato ranks #11,736 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,736 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 247
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hayato's 247 recorded births place it above 74.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hayato's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hayato's full recorded timeline at 2006, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hayato popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Hayato by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (85 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Hayato's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Hayato births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 85 births (34% of all-time use).
Hayato by state
Where Hayato concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 6.5% |
16 of 247 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hayato's data
- Hayato's decade-level peak was the 2000s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hayatos (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hayato: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hayato draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.