Name meaning & stats
Hayes
Hayes means “descendant of Aodh”. 20,618 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“descendant of Aodh”
Well documented
Originally a surname.
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
20,618 US babies were named Hayes between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Hayes (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 95% of the family
- Hayes 95%
- Hayze 3%
- Hays 2%
- Haize 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)