Hayes
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Hayes
One of those simple, straightforward English surnames -- and with a presidential pedigree -- that's easy to translate into a first. Chosen by both Kevin Costner and Jessica Alba for their sons, it has been climbing the US charts since 2009.
Hayes for boys#162 US
A stylish choice, Hayes is both a surname style name and a nature name, referring to a hedged area of land. It could work as an alternative to Harry or Harrison, or perhaps as an honor to a family Hayley.
2024 saw it enter the US Top 200 when it was given to around 2250 boys.
Hayes for girls#2143 US
Hayes is a stylish surname name, reminiscent of vintage Hazel, contemporary Collins, nature-inspired Forest and Rivers, and older unisex favorites like Hayden, Reese, and Casey. While it has seen increased use for girls in recent years, it is predominantly used for boys.
Derived from an English surname meaning "hedged area", or possibly from the Irish Ó hAodha ("descendent of Aodh, descendent of the fiery one"), it was chosen for 70 girls in a recent year. By comparison, more than 2240 boys also received the name, meaning just three percent of all babies called Hayes were girls.
Pronounced HAYZ.
As of October 2026, Hayes ranked #162 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #160 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #195.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #546 | 504 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #538 | 531 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #432 | 717 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #408 | 766 | #2,614 | 67 |
| 2018 | #343 | 973 | #2,488 | 71 |
| 2019 | #296 | 1,165 | #2,545 | 69 |
| 2020 | #245 | 1,449 | #1,949 | 98 |
| 2021 | #230 | 1,605 | #2,218 | 84 |
| 2022 | #212 | 1,774 | #2,179 | 87 |
| 2023 | #209 | 1,753 | #2,318 | 79 |
| 2024 | #160 | 2,249 | #2,533 | 70 |
| 2025 | #162 | 2,240 | #2,143 | 87 |
World rankings
Hayes for boys
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Famous Hayess
- (Joshua) Hayes CarllBoy
American country music singer
- (Benjamin) Hayes GrierBoy
American Viner
- Hayes MacArthurBoy
American actor
- Hayes RobbinsBoy
American attorney; husband of American actress Danielle Panabaker
- Hayes Logan Costner (b. 2009)Boy
son of actor Kevin Costner
- Hayes Alba Warren (b.2017)Boy
son of actress Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
- Hayes King Edmonds (b. 2018)Boy
son of baseball player and TV personality Jim Edmonds; twin of brother Hart King Edmonds
- Theodore Hayes MacArthur (b. 2010)Boy
son of actress Ali Larter and actor Hayes MacArthur
- Casper Hayes Redman (b. 2015)Boy
son of actress Marguerite Moreau and Christopher Redman
- Rutherford B. HayesBoy
19th president of the U.S.
- Hunter HayesBoy
American country music singer
- Hayes Andrew Hurd (b. 2020)Boy
son of Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd.
Hayes in pop culture
- Hayes FlynnBoy
character on TV's "Bones"
- HayesBoy
character in the game "Hustle Cat"
- Chip HayesBoy
from movie "The Romantics" played by Elijah Wood
- Lavon HayesBoy
from the TV series "Heart of Dixie"
- Ainsley HayesBoy
from TV series "The West Wing"
- Florence HayesBoy
(male) character in Bravo's "Imposters"
- Hayes MorrisonGirl
lead character in ABC's Conviction