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Haynes

The name Haynes peaked for girls at #14126 in 2021. Haynes is occasionally used for boys in 2024.

The name Haynes is a boy's name of German, English origin meaning "enclosure, hedge".

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A cool, surname-style name, Haynes ultimately comes from the Germanic names, Hagen or Hagano. It fits in to the contemporary trend for -s ending names like Hayes, Townes, Brooks, and Briggs.
 
Brought to England by the Normans, it has its roots in German mythology, with Hagen appearing in the Nibelungenlied as a cunning or perhaps villainous character who tricks the hero into hunting trip in order to kill him.
 
Also spelled as Haines, it was given to 13 boys in a recent year.

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The name Haynes peaked for boys at #1857 in 1918. Haynes is occasionally used for girls in 2021.

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