Hayez
Hayez is a French-language surname related to the word haie 'hedge'. Notable people with the surname include:Francesco Hayez (1791–1882), Italian painter Théo Hayez, Belgian man missing since 2019
Meaning & Origin of Hayez
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hayez is a French-language surname related to the word haie 'hedge'. Notable people with the surname include:Francesco Hayez (1791–1882), Italian painter Théo Hayez, Belgian man missing since 2019
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The Story of Hayez
Hayez first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2022, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 8 Hayezs were born — ranking #8,947 that year. As of 2026, Hayez ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Hayezs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hayez
Hayez is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Hayez's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,947. Use the chart and map above to compare Hayez's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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