Boys' name · since 2003
Hayze
571 babies named Hayze in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 571
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
571 babies have been named Hayze since 2003, making it today's #2203 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayze has been recorded 571 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #2203 nationally and more common than 84% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #7,290 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,203 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 571 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayze ranks #7,290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,203 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 571 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 571
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hayze's 571 recorded births place it above 83.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hayze compares
571 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Hayze's all-time total is 55% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hayze | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 571 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hayze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hayze splits its recorded history at 2016: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hayze popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Hayze popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2020 (Hayze as girls' name)
Hayze by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (329 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Hayze's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Hayze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s
2020s
329 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 329 births (58% of all-time use).
How Hayze 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 Hayze's total volume
Hayze by state
Where Hayze concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 42 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Utah | | 17 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Hawaii | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
42 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Hayze's data
- Texas records the most Hayzes (42 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hayze: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Hayze 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.