Is Hayes a boy or girl name?
Hayes is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 70 girls and 2,249 boys were named Hayes, so 3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.5% of the 19,546 US babies named Hayes were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #160
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,533
- Babies named Hayes since 1880
- 19,546
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,319 babies
Boys and girls named Hayes, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 67 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 311 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 400 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 298 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 301 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 250 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 167 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 405 | 18 | 4.3% |
| 2000s | 1,127 | 82 | 6.8% |
| 2010s | 5,918 | 355 | 5.7% |
| 2020s | 8,830 | 418 | 4.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,249 | #160 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2023 | 1,753 | #209 | 79 | #2,318 |
| 2022 | 1,774 | #212 | 87 | #2,179 |
| 2021 | 1,605 | #230 | 84 | #2,218 |
| 2020 | 1,449 | #245 | 98 | #1,949 |
| 2019 | 1,165 | #296 | 69 | #2,545 |
| 2018 | 973 | #343 | 71 | #2,488 |
| 2017 | 766 | #408 | 67 | #2,614 |
| 2016 | 717 | #432 | 25 | #5,351 |
| 2015 | 531 | #538 | 26 | #5,190 |
| 2014 | 504 | #546 | 24 | #5,533 |
| 2013 | 418 | #605 | 19 | #6,566 |
| 2012 | 340 | #697 | 23 | #5,773 |
| 2011 | 289 | #778 | 16 | #7,560 |
| 2010 | 215 | #937 | 15 | #8,041 |
| 2009 | 211 | #954 | 10 | #10,958 |
| 2008 | 144 | #1,222 | 15 | #8,271 |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,210 | 9 | #11,987 |
| 2006 | 134 | #1,250 | 10 | #10,881 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,383 | 6 | #15,179 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,637 | 10 | #10,183 |
| 2003 | 91 | #1,440 | 9 | #10,743 |
| 2002 | 76 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 61 | #1,830 | 6 | #14,151 |
| 2000 | 77 | #1,557 | 7 | #12,266 |
| 1999 | 55 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 61 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 51 | #1,843 | 6 | #12,648 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,323 | 6 | #12,330 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,658 | 6 | #12,335 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,515 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,715 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,444 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,367 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,614 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,771 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,821 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,227 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,606 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,925 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 28 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 32 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 35 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 24 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 27 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 45 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 30 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 42 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 51 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 37 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 42 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 49 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 49 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 37 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 49 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 37 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 45 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 35 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 41 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 37 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 25 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 15 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 21 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 20 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 12 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #708 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hayes reached #160 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,949 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.