Hayes
Pronounced HH EY1 Z (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Hayes?
Hayes is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 21,502 children — the 755th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about five times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 2,376 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Haze, Hays and Hayse — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Hayes and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Haze
- Hays
- Hayse
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- HH EY1 Z
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Hayes
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Hayes
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Hayes?
- Hayes ranks 755th among boys' names in US records, with 21,502 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 13,901.
- Is Hayes a unisex name?
- No. Hayes is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Hayes most popular?
- 2024, when 2,376 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Hayes spelled?
- Haze, Hays, Hayse. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.