Hayes
Boy nameHayes has been given to 21,886 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #162 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /heɪz/
As an English locational surname, from Old English hæs (“brushwood”) (see hris) and Middle English hay (“enclosure”), heye. *As an Irish surname, from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”).
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
21,886
Peak year
2025 (2,327 babies)
Rank in 2025
#162 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +318%
Gender split
4% girls / 96% boys
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Hayes.
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