US rank #6477 Boys' name Peak 2023 589 births

Haynes — #6477 US boys' name

589 babies named Haynes in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s811920s1221930s641940s461950s431960s301970s111980s51990s162000s162010s742020s81
#6477
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 55% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Haynes was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

20 babies were named Haynes in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haynes

The Social Security Administration has registered 589 babies named Haynes between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Haynes currently holds the #6477 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haynes performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Haynes shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Haynes in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haynes 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 589 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.

Haynes at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

589

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

2023

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#6,477

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Haynes popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
20
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
0510152025 202420161998196319481935192719191913 5

Haynes popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2016 (Haynes as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20212016 5

Haynes by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
122 births that decade — 21% of Haynes's all-time total
1910s811920s1221930s641940s461950s431960s301970s111980s51990s162000s162010s742020s81

Haynes by state

Where Haynes concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Haynes
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
7 1.2%
North Carolina share of Haynes's total US births 1.2%

7 of 589 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haynes?
589 babies have been named Haynes since 1913. It currently ranks #6477 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 20 births.
When was Haynes most popular?
Haynes was most popular in the 1920s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Haynes most popular?
The top states for the name Haynes are North Carolina (7 births).
How long has the name Haynes been used?
Haynes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Haynes?
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, 1913–2024 (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.