Hayes is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Hayes is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #162 among boys (2,240) and #2,143 among girls (87) — overall #285 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,327 | 2,327 | #2,143 | #162 |
| 2024 | 2,326 | 2,326 | #2,517 | #160 |
| 2023 | 1,834 | 1,834 | #2,321 | #209 |
| 2022 | 1,862 | 1,862 | #2,181 | #212 |
| 2021 | 1,690 | 1,690 | #2,218 | #229 |
| 2020 | 1,549 | 1,549 | #1,953 | #245 |
| 2019 | 1,234 | 1,234 | #2,545 | #296 |
| 2018 | 1,044 | 1,044 | #2,489 | #343 |
| 2017 | 833 | 833 | #2,615 | #408 |
| 2016 | 742 | 742 | #5,352 | #432 |
| 2015 | 557 | 557 | #5,191 | #539 |
| 2014 | 528 | 528 | #5,533 | #546 |
| 2013 | 437 | 437 | #6,567 | #605 |
| 2012 | 363 | 363 | #5,773 | #697 |
| 2011 | 305 | 305 | #7,561 | #778 |
| 2010 | 230 | 230 | #8,041 | #937 |
| 2009 | 221 | 221 | #10,960 | #954 |
| 2008 | 159 | 159 | #8,271 | #1,223 |
| 2007 | 155 | 155 | #11,987 | #1,210 |
| 2006 | 144 | 144 | #10,882 | #1,250 |
| 2005 | 114 | 114 | #15,181 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 89 | 89 | #10,184 | #1,637 |
| 2003 | 100 | 100 | #10,744 | #1,440 |
| 2002 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,599 |
| 2001 | 67 | 67 | #14,152 | #1,830 |
| 2000 | 84 | 84 | #12,266 | #1,557 |
| 1999 | 55 | 55 | — | #1,808 |
| 1998 | 61 | 61 | — | #1,685 |
| 1997 | 57 | — | #12,648 | #1,844 |
| 1996 | 41 | — | — | #2,084 |
| 1995 | 49 | — | — | #1,790 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | #12,331 | #2,323 |
| 1993 | 33 | — | #12,335 | #2,658 |
| 1992 | 33 | — | — | #2,272 |
| 1991 | 31 | — | — | #2,313 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | — | #2,813 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | — | #3,514 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | — | #2,715 |
| 1987 | 23 | — | — | #2,422 |
| 1986 | 23 | — | — | #2,382 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | — | #3,001 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | — | #2,564 |
| 1983 | 20 | — | — | #2,444 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | — | #4,367 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | — | #2,614 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | — | #2,771 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | — | #2,821 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | — | #2,720 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | — | #2,495 |
| 1976 | 20 | — | — | #2,276 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | — | #2,160 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | — | #2,227 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | — | #1,949 |
| 1972 | 30 | — | — | #1,578 |
| 1971 | 45 | — | — | #1,244 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | — | #2,159 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | — | #2,606 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | — | #2,493 |
| 1967 | 15 | — | — | #2,074 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | — | #2,083 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | — | #2,120 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | — | #1,929 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | — | #2,598 |
| 1962 | 22 | — | — | #1,727 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | — | #1,972 |
| 1960 | 29 | — | — | #1,501 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | — | #1,938 |
| 1958 | 18 | — | — | #1,925 |
| 1957 | 28 | — | — | #1,498 |
| 1956 | 21 | — | — | #1,741 |
| 1955 | 19 | — | — | #1,813 |
| 1954 | 26 | — | — | #1,510 |
| 1953 | 25 | — | — | #1,532 |
| 1952 | 31 | — | — | #1,358 |
| 1951 | 32 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1950 | 32 | — | — | #1,276 |
| 1949 | 23 | — | — | #1,559 |
| 1948 | 37 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1947 | 30 | — | — | #1,346 |
| 1946 | 34 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1945 | 35 | — | — | #1,110 |
| 1944 | 29 | — | — | #1,245 |
| 1943 | 24 | — | — | #1,443 |
| 1942 | 34 | — | — | #1,202 |
| 1941 | 26 | — | — | #1,313 |
| 1940 | 29 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1939 | 32 | — | — | #1,154 |
| 1938 | 31 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1937 | 24 | — | — | #1,386 |
| 1936 | 24 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1935 | 26 | — | — | #1,338 |
| 1934 | 27 | — | — | #1,303 |
| 1933 | 32 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1932 | 27 | — | — | #1,340 |
| 1931 | 45 | — | — | #987 |
| 1930 | 30 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1929 | 31 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1928 | 30 | — | — | #1,337 |
| 1927 | 32 | — | — | #1,308 |
| 1926 | 42 | — | — | #1,101 |
| 1925 | 51 | — | — | #949 |
| 1924 | 37 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1923 | 42 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1922 | 49 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1921 | 49 | — | — | #1,005 |
| 1920 | 37 | — | — | #1,191 |
| 1919 | 49 | — | — | #965 |
| 1918 | 37 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1917 | 45 | — | — | #970 |
| 1916 | 35 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1915 | 41 | — | — | #987 |
| 1914 | 37 | — | — | #904 |
| 1913 | 25 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1912 | 15 | — | — | #1,241 |
| 1911 | 15 | — | — | #876 |
| 1910 | 12 | — | — | #953 |
| 1909 | 21 | — | — | #582 |
| 1908 | 12 | — | — | #798 |
| 1907 | 11 | — | — | #840 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | — | #728 |
| 1905 | 20 | — | — | #513 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,200 |
| 1902 | 12 | — | — | #667 |
| 1901 | 9 | — | — | #751 |
| 1900 | 15 | — | — | #659 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | — | #716 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #821 |
| 1896 | 14 | — | — | #566 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #827 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #1,013 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #792 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #899 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | — | #803 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | — | #718 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #865 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #721 |
| 1885 | 13 | — | — | #530 |
| 1883 | 11 | — | — | #572 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #793 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #934 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #708 |