Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Hayes

Rising Gaining cultural share #162 boys’ name in 2025
Peak era
2024
Peak births
2,255
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880Peak 20242025
peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Hayes

How many people are named Hayes?

An estimated 19,268 living Americans are named Hayes.

How rare is Hayes?

Hayes is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,240 boys receiving the name in 2025. It was the #162 boys’ name in 2025.

How old is the typical Hayes?

The median age of a living American named Hayes is approximately 6 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 10 years old.

Is Hayes still popular?

Yes — Hayes is currently rising in popularity, with 2,240 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 5× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Hayes most common?

Hayes has its strongest geographic signal in South Dakota, where it appeared 5.6× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
0.7%
2025
2,240
All-time
20,925
Where it lives now

Hayes is most concentrated in South Dakota — about 5.6× the national rate in the 2020s.

States where Hayes is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: 5.6× the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY