Boys' name · since 1880

Hayes

Hayes has 20,925 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#820 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#163 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
20,925
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

Hayes currently ranks #163 among boys' names in America, with 20,925 babies recorded since 1880.

Social Security Administration records show Hayes recorded 20,925 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #163 nationally today, ahead of 99% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #820 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #163 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 20,925 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayes ranks #820 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #163 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,925 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#820 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#163 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
20,925
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%98.8%
Hayes vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Hayes's 20,925 recorded births place it above 98.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

48 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Hayes compares

20,925 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Hayes's all-time total is 57x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hayes Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 20,925 369 358,536
Peak-year births 2,255 34 22,252

Hayes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Hayes splits its recorded history at 1955: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 2,255 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Hayes popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
2,255
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
05001,0001,5002,0002,500 188019021920193819561974199220102025 2,240

Hayes popularity over time - girls

961 total births recorded since 1993 (Hayes as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 961 births
050100150 19932001200620102014201820222025 87

Hayes by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (11,082 births, 53% of the file).

2020s was Hayes's strongest decade.

11,082 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Hayes births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11,082 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Hayes compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hayes's total volume

Hayes vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 6080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.4%-146, 1.9%-146, 2.4%-84, 2.9%-114, 4.9%-146, 4.1%-95, 3.4%-146, 2.9%-113, 3.7%-146, 3%-146, 3.2%-67, 6.8%-142, 1.8%-116, 3.4%-146, 2.4%Hayes-146, 10.8%Hayes
Hayes vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Hayes by state

Where Hayes concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hayes
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,557 12.2%
#2 California
1,030 4.9%
#3 North Carolina
903 4.3%
#4 Louisiana
842 4.0%
#5 Georgia
689 3.3%
#6 Tennessee
687 3.3%
#7 Ohio
644 3.1%
#8 Utah
604 2.9%
Texas share of Hayes's total US births 12.2%
Even split

2,557 of 20,925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Hayes appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hayes? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 20,925 babies named Hayes. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #820 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #163 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 2,255 births.
Where does Hayes sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayes ranks #820 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #163 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hayes most popular? ▼
Hayes was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11,082 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Hayes most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Hayes are Texas (2,557 births), California (1,030 births), North Carolina (903 births).
How long has the name Hayes been used? ▼
Records for Hayes go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Hayes? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hayden, Haywood, Hayward, Haydn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hayes's data

  • Texas records the most Hayess (2,557 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hayes

Nearby Names Like Hayes

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hayes

Hayden Boy
#161 114,084 births
Haywood Boy
#6813 6,541 births
Hayward Boy
#12040 5,064 births
Haydn Boy
#5902 1,845 births
Haydon Boy
#7253 1,192 births

Compare Hayes side by side: Hayes vs Hayden Hayes vs Haywood Hayes vs Hayward

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Hayes

Ivan #162
150,137 births · Peak 2004
Ace #164
26,319 births · Peak 2022
Hayden #161
114,084 births · Peak 2006
Jason #165
1,052,030 births · Peak 1977
Elliott #160
62,551 births · Peak 2019
Connor #166
234,546 births · Peak 2004
Juan #159
365,606 births · Peak 2005
Jayce #167
45,423 births · Peak 2015

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hayes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Hayes 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.