Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Hayes

#790 most common boys' name of all time · #1,783 across all names · 96% male / 4% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#790
Rank overall
#1,783 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
21,886
Since 2016
15,441
Peak year
2025 #163
Best rank
#160 2024
Girls Boys peak 2,327/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Hayes is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 87 2,240 2,327 #163
2024 71 2,255 2,326 #160
2023 79 1,755 1,834 #209
2022 87 1,775 1,862 #212
2021 84 1,606 1,690 #229
2020 98 1,451 1,549 #245
2019 69 1,165 1,234 #296
2018 71 973 1,044 #343
2017 67 766 833 #408
2016 25 717 742 #432
2015 26 531 557 #539
2014 24 504 528 #546
2013 19 418 437 #605
2012 23 340 363 #698
2011 16 289 305 #777
2010 15 215 230 #936
2009 10 211 221 #954
2008 15 144 159 #1,223
2007 9 146 155 #1,209
2006 10 134 144 #1,251
2005 6 108 114 #1,382
2004 10 79 89 #1,630
2003 9 91 100 #1,438
2002 — 76 76 #1,597
2001 6 61 67 #1,818
2000 7 77 84 #1,553
1999 — 55 55 #1,802
1998 — 61 61 #1,682
1997 6 51 57 #1,837
1996 — 41 41 #2,074
1995 — 49 49 #1,782
1994 6 34 40 #2,308
1993 6 27 33 #2,642
1992 — 33 33 #2,255
1991 — 31 31 #2,303
1990 — 23 23 #2,784
1989 — 16 16 #3,458
1988 — 21 21 #2,686
1987 — 23 23 #2,406
1986 — 23 23 #2,372
1985 — 16 16 #2,951
1984 — 19 19 #2,539
1983 — 20 20 #2,413
1982 — 9 9 #4,250
1981 — 18 18 #2,581
1980 — 17 17 #2,734
1979 — 16 16 #2,786
1978 — 16 16 #2,684
1977 — 18 18 #2,470
1976 — 20 20 #2,254
1975 — 21 21 #2,144
1974 — 19 19 #2,211
1973 — 22 22 #1,932
1972 — 30 30 #1,571
1971 — 45 45 #1,237
1970 — 18 18 #2,134
1969 — 12 12 #2,560
1968 — 12 12 #2,456
1967 — 15 15 #2,042
1966 — 15 15 #2,053
1965 — 15 15 #2,097
1964 — 18 18 #1,911
1963 — 11 11 #2,555
1962 — 22 22 #1,719
1961 — 18 18 #1,955
1960 — 29 29 #1,493
1959 — 18 18 #1,924
1958 — 18 18 #1,899
1957 — 28 28 #1,492
1956 — 21 21 #1,730
1955 — 19 19 #1,798
1954 — 26 26 #1,498
1953 — 25 25 #1,516
1952 — 31 31 #1,353
1951 — 32 32 #1,303
1950 — 32 32 #1,274
1949 — 23 23 #1,547
1948 — 37 37 #1,176
1947 — 30 30 #1,338
1946 — 34 34 #1,199
1945 — 35 35 #1,107
1944 — 29 29 #1,239
1943 — 24 24 #1,435
1942 — 34 34 #1,198
1941 — 26 26 #1,307
1940 — 29 29 #1,257
1939 — 32 32 #1,145
1938 — 31 31 #1,178
1937 — 24 24 #1,374
1936 — 24 24 #1,362
1935 — 26 26 #1,329
1934 — 27 27 #1,302
1933 — 32 32 #1,168
1932 — 27 27 #1,328
1931 — 45 45 #984
1930 — 30 30 #1,301
1929 — 31 31 #1,278
1928 — 30 30 #1,329
1927 — 32 32 #1,295
1926 — 42 42 #1,095
1925 — 51 51 #949
1924 — 37 37 #1,193
1923 — 42 42 #1,102
1922 — 49 49 #1,014
1921 — 49 49 #1,006
1920 — 37 37 #1,185
1919 — 49 49 #960
1918 — 37 37 #1,130
1917 — 45 45 #968
1916 — 35 35 #1,098
1915 — 41 41 #985
1914 — 37 37 #902
1913 — 25 25 #1,004
1912 — 15 15 #1,232
1911 — 15 15 #870
1910 — 12 12 #942
1909 — 21 21 #579
1908 — 12 12 #798
1907 — 11 11 #845
1906 — 12 12 #734
1905 — 20 20 #517
1904 — 7 7 #989
1903 — 5 5 #1,174
1902 — 12 12 #670
1901 — 9 9 #747
1900 — 15 15 #665
1898 — 10 10 #724
1897 — 8 8 #807
1896 — 14 14 #577
1895 — 8 8 #819
1894 — 6 6 #999
1893 — 8 8 #797
1892 — 7 7 #893
1891 — 7 7 #793
1888 — 9 9 #725
1887 — 6 6 #848
1886 — 8 8 #735
1885 — 13 13 #543
1883 — 11 11 #585
1882 — 7 7 #786
1881 — 5 5 #892
1880 — 8 8 #709