Hayes is a boy's name of English origin meaning “brushwood and enclosure.” In 2024 it was given to 2,249 boys in the United States.
Hayes belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “brushwood and enclosure” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hayes first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #160 in 2024, and in 2024 2,249 babies received the name — 18,673 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hayes means “brushwood and enclosure” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hayes is a boy name. In 2024, 2,249 babies received the name in the US.
Hayes comes from the English & American tradition.
Hayes first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #160 in 2024, and 2,249 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hayes is pronounced /heɪz/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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