boy's name
Hays
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 745
Hays is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Hays over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 83 |
| 1920s | 105 |
| 1930s | 43 |
| 1940s | 45 |
| 1950s | 24 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 25 |
| 1990s | 20 |
| 2000s | 82 |
| 2010s | 153 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 126 |
How popular is Hays?
In 2025, Hays was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hays
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hays also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hays over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hays
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hays — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hays
How popular is the name Hays?
In 2025, Hays was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Hays a girl's or a boy's name?
Hays is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hays?
Hays has 1 syllable.
When was Hays most popular?
Hays peaked in 2024, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hays a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hays currently ranks #5,439 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.