Hayes
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning enclosed area or hedged place.
Babies a year
827
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#162
down from #160
UK popularity
#1066
28 babies
How Hayes has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #538 |
| 2016 | #432 |
| 2017 | #408 |
| 2018 | #343 |
| 2019 | #296 |
| 2020 | #245 |
| 2021 | #229 |
| 2022 | #209 |
| 2023 | #209 |
| 2024 | #160 |
| 2025 | #162 |
In 2025, 28 babies in England and Wales were named Hayes. In the US, 827 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Hayes was most common in 1905, when it went to 0.01% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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