Hays
1 country#5399 in United States, 2025Popularity over time in 🇺🇸 United States
Hays’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
🇺🇸 United States
745 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #5399 · peaked in 2024 with 25 births
Most common in: Texas, Arkansas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Hays’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #6094 | — |
| 2007 | #7590 | ↓1496 |
| 2008 | #9871 | ↓2281 |
| 2009 | #7692 | ↑2179 |
| 2010 | #8803 | ↓1111 |
| 2011 | #5675 | ↑3128 |
| 2012 | #8158 | ↓2483 |
| 2013 | #8118 | ↑40 |
| 2014 | #4138 | ↑3980 |
| 2015 | #5507 | ↓1369 |
| 2016 | #5318 | ↑189 |
| 2017 | #4746 | ↑572 |
| 2018 | #5106 | ↓360 |
| 2019 | #5340 | ↓234 |
| 2020 | #4855 | ↑485 |
| 2021 | #4362 | ↑493 |
| 2022 | #4701 | ↓339 |
| 2023 | #5666 | ↓965 |
| 2024 | #4200 | ↑1466 |
| 2025 | #5399 | ↓1199 |
Frequently asked questions about Hays
Is Hays a popular name?
Yes — Hays currently ranks #5399 among boys’ names in United States as of 2025, based on official birth records.
Is Hays more common for boys or girls?
Hays is recorded predominantly as a boys’ name in official United States birth data.
When was Hays most popular?
Hays peaked in 2024 in United States, with 25 recorded births that year.
Is Hays rising or falling in popularity?
In United States, Hays’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #909 in 1880 to #5399 in 2025.
How many babies have been named Hays?
At least 745 babies have been recorded with the name Hays across official birth statistics in 1 country.
What names are similar in popularity to Hays?
Based on real 2025 ranking data in United States, names ranked closest to Hays include Hamid, Hammad, Holdyn.
Similar names right now
Ranked directly next to Hays in United States, 2025 — a real popularity match, not a subjective list.