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“Enclosure, brushwood; or (Irish) descendant of Aodh” — Old English or Irish origin
Boy's name · #162 in the US (2025) · Trending
Hayes ranked #162 in 2025, with about 2,200 boys given the name last year. Roughly 21,000 have carried it since 1880. In North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming it runs about 4× its national rate and ranks #40 in South Dakota. It is also an American family name — about 194,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.
Around the world: about 1 in 590 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 870 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,900 boys in Scotland (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 39 notable people named Hayes:
Entertainers appear 2.32× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hayes MacArthur, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer.
Similar names: Arlo · Ayaan · Beckham · Rhys · Hank · Knox
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