Haynes

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.

Haynes is also given to girls.

Pronounced HAYNZ.

As of October 2026, Haynes ranked #14126 for girls in US births in 2021 and #5691 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1857 for boys in 1918.