Hayes

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Meaning

Hayes is a given name of English or Irish origin that is a transferred use of a place name or surname. The English place name is derived from an Old English word that meant fence or enclosure.

From Wikipedia

Hayes first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 141 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 2,249 babies (rank #160 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,249 boys (rank #160). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Hayes

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hayes yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,546

Total babies (all years)

141

Years in the data

2,249

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	8	#708
1881	5	#934
1882	7	#793
1883	11	#572
1885	13	#530
1886	8	#721
1887	6	#865
1888	9	#718
1891	7	#803
1892	7	#899
1893	8	#792
1894	6	#1,013
1895	8	#827
1896	14	#566
1897	8	#821
1898	10	#716
1900	15	#659
1901	9	#751
1902	12	#667
1903	5	#1,200
1904	7	#1,012
1905	20	#513
1906	12	#728
1907	11	#840
1908	12	#798
1909	21	#582
1910	12	#953
1911	15	#876
1912	15	#1,241
1913	25	#1,007
1914	37	#904
1915	41	#987
1916	35	#1,106
1917	45	#970
1918	37	#1,137
1919	49	#965
1920	37	#1,191
1921	49	#1,005
1922	49	#1,012
1923	42	#1,106
1924	37	#1,196
1925	51	#949
1926	42	#1,101
1927	32	#1,307
1928	30	#1,337
1929	31	#1,281
1930	30	#1,315
1931	45	#987
1932	27	#1,340
1933	32	#1,172
1934	27	#1,303
1935	26	#1,338
1936	24	#1,372
1937	24	#1,386
1938	31	#1,181
1939	32	#1,154
1940	29	#1,261
1941	26	#1,313
1942	34	#1,202
1943	24	#1,442
1944	29	#1,245
1945	35	#1,110
1946	34	#1,206
1947	30	#1,346
1948	37	#1,181
1949	23	#1,559
1950	32	#1,276
1951	32	#1,315
1952	31	#1,358
1953	25	#1,532
1954	26	#1,510
1955	19	#1,813
1956	21	#1,741
1957	28	#1,498
1958	18	#1,925
1959	18	#1,938
1960	29	#1,501
1961	18	#1,972
1962	22	#1,727
1963	11	#2,599
1964	18	#1,930
1965	15	#2,119
1966	15	#2,083
1967	15	#2,075
1968	12	#2,493
1969	12	#2,606
1970	18	#2,160
1971	45	#1,244
1972	30	#1,578
1973	22	#1,949
1974	19	#2,227
1975	21	#2,160
1976	20	#2,277
1977	18	#2,494
1978	16	#2,719
1979	16	#2,821
1980	17	#2,771
1981	18	#2,614
1982	9	#4,367
1983	20	#2,444
1984	19	#2,565
1985	16	#3,001
1986	23	#2,382
1987	23	#2,422
1988	21	#2,715
1989	16	#3,515
1990	23	#2,813
1991	31	#2,312
1992	33	#2,272
1993	27	#2,658
1994	34	#2,323
1995	49	#1,790
1996	41	#2,084
1997	51	#1,843
1998	61	#1,685
1999	55	#1,808
2000	77	#1,557
2001	61	#1,830
2002	76	#1,599
2003	91	#1,440
2004	79	#1,637
2005	108	#1,383
2006	134	#1,250
2007	146	#1,210
2008	144	#1,222
2009	211	#954
2010	215	#937
2011	289	#778
2012	340	#697
2013	418	#605
2014	504	#546
2015	531	#538
2016	717	#432
2017	766	#408
2018	973	#343
2019	1,165	#296
2020	1,449	#245
2021	1,605	#230
2022	1,774	#212
2023	1,753	#209
2024	2,249	#160