Boys' name · since 1998
Hayk
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 425 babies named Hayk, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,819 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 425
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hayk is the #3819 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 425 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayk has been recorded 425 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #3819 nationally and more common than 73% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #8,702 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,819 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 425 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayk ranks #8,702 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,819 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 425 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,819 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 425
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hayk's 425 recorded births place it above 80.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hayk compares
425 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Hayk's all-time total is 15% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hayk | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 425 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hayk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hayk splits its recorded history at 2013: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hayk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Hayk by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (179 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Hayk's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Hayk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 179 births (42% of all-time use).
Hayk by state
Where Hayk concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 171 | 40.2% |
171 of 425 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hayk's data
- California records the most Hayks (171 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 Hayk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Hayk 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.