Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys
Origin: IrishHayes 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.
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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.
Hayes has climbed 346% over ten years to reach its 2024 records of 2,249 births and rank 160. Its entire cumulative total is 19,546, one of the smallest here despite the name being on the books since 1880 — a century and a half of near-absence followed by a sudden arrival. One namesake is listed, and it is a middle-name match: Denzel Washington, born 1954, is Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. Rutherford B. Hayes, the more obvious historical hook, does not appear. Surname-names ending in a sibilant have had a strong run lately, with Brooks and Wells moving similarly, and Hayes fits that pattern more convincingly than it fits any presidential association.
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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 |
