US rank #10173 Boys' name Peak 2008 247 births

Hayato — #10173 US boys' name

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.

1980s121990s582000s852010s692020s23
#10173
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2008
Single peak year

13 babies were named Hayato in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hayato

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Hayato between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hayato currently holds the #10173 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hayato performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hayato shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hayato in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hayato 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 247 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.

Hayato at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

247

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2008

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,173

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hayato popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
13
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 202420192013200920052001199719911986 7

Hayato by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
85 births that decade — 34% of Hayato's all-time total
1980s121990s582000s852010s692020s23

Hayato by state

Where Hayato concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hayato
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 6.5%
California share of Hayato's total US births 6.5%

16 of 247 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hayato?
247 babies have been named Hayato since 1986. It currently ranks #10173 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 13 births.
When was Hayato most popular?
Hayato was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Hayato most popular?
The top states for the name Hayato are California (16 births).
How long has the name Hayato been used?
Hayato has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hayato?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hayden, Hayes, Haywood, Hayward, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1986–2024 (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.