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Hayes

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Hayes: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2010–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2010 to 2025, ranging from #1066 to #4747.201420172019202120232025#1066#4747
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2010#4678
2014#4632
2015#4747
2017#3449
2018#3011
2019#2104
2020#1935
2021#2493
2022#1879
2023#2546
2024#1199
2025#1066

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 12 of the 16 years from 2010 to 2025.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #1199 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2010–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2010

    First recorded at #4678 among boys in England and Wales in 2010 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1066 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2010 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024.

Hayes's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#106628HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#119923HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#187912HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#24938HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#30116HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Hayes is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Hayes, between 2010 and 2025, in 12 of those 16 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202420102025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2010–202512#1066 in 2025
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2010; it appears again in 2014.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Hayes

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2010–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2010 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.