Boys' name · since 2006
Hayz
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Hayz, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,688 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hayz is the #7069 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 35 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Hayz recorded 35 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #7069 nationally today, ahead of 49% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #24,688 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,069 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 35 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayz ranks #24,688 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,069 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 35 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #24,688 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hayz's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hayz compares
35 13th percentile among 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
Hayz's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hayz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hayz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hayz's full recorded timeline at 2023, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hayz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Currently ranks #7069 among boys.
35 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 12 births in a single year.
Hayz by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (25 births, 71% of the file).
2020s was Hayz's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Hayz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (71% of all-time use).
Hayz decade highlights
- Peak decade 25 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hayz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Hayz 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.
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