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Hayes

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Meaning of Hayes: English: 'hedged area'

Hayes is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 164th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1199th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#164

2,327 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1199

23 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

21,886

First recorded 1880 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 23 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 23 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 33 babies1993: 33 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 49 babies1996: 41 babies1997: 57 babies1998: 61 babies1999: 55 babies2000: 84 babies20002001: 67 babies2002: 76 babies2003: 100 babies2004: 89 babies2005: 114 babies2006: 144 babies2007: 155 babies2008: 159 babies2009: 221 babies2010: 230 babies20102011: 305 babies2012: 363 babies2013: 437 babies2014: 528 babies2015: 557 babies2016: 742 babies2017: 833 babies2018: 1,044 babies2019: 1,234 babies2020: 1,549 babies20202021: 1,690 babies2022: 1,862 babies2023: 1,834 babies2024: 2,326 babies2025: 2,327 babies
US babies named Hayes per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,327.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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