Hayes
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About Hayes
The name Hayes is currently ranked #162 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #160 in 2024. The name is most popular in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Hayes is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Hayes ranked #162 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #160 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #210.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #546 | 504 | 262.4 |
| 2015 | #538 | 531 | 277 |
| 2016 | #432 | 717 | 377.8 |
| 2017 | #408 | 766 | 413.8 |
| 2018 | #343 | 973 | 535.7 |
| 2019 | #296 | 1,165 | 649.3 |
| 2020 | #245 | 1,449 | 839.5 |
| 2021 | #230 | 1,605 | 917.4 |
| 2022 | #212 | 1,774 | 1,016 |
| 2023 | #209 | 1,753 | 1,024.8 |
| 2024 | #160 | 2,249 | 1,305.4 |
| 2025 | #162 | 2,240 | 1,311.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Hayess
- (Joshua) Hayes Carll
American country music singer
- (Benjamin) Hayes Grier
American Viner
- Hayes MacArthur
American actor
- Hayes Robbins
American attorney; husband of American actress Danielle Panabaker
- Hayes Logan Costner (b. 2009)
son of actor Kevin Costner
- Hayes Alba Warren (b.2017)
son of actress Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
- Hayes King Edmonds (b. 2018)
son of baseball player and TV personality Jim Edmonds; twin of brother Hart King Edmonds
- Theodore Hayes MacArthur (b. 2010)
son of actress Ali Larter and actor Hayes MacArthur
- Casper Hayes Redman (b. 2015)
son of actress Marguerite Moreau and Christopher Redman
- Rutherford B. Hayes
19th president of the U.S.
- Hunter Hayes
American country music singer
- Hayes Andrew Hurd (b. 2020)
son of Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd.
Hayes in pop culture
- Hayes Flynn
character on TV's "Bones"
- Hayes
character in the game "Hustle Cat"
- Chip Hayes
from movie "The Romantics" played by Elijah Wood
- Lavon Hayes
from the TV series "Heart of Dixie"
- Ainsley Hayes
from TV series "The West Wing"
- Florence Hayes
(male) character in Bravo's "Imposters"