Hayat
Hayat was the 2833rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,203 places. More babies were named Hayat in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,833 girls, up 278 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202560 babies
- Total since 1880
- 850babies recorded
Hayat popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,833 | 60 |
| 2020 | #3,111 | 51 |
| 2010 | #6,743 | 19 |
| 2000 | #7,303 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,451 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hayat, counting every spelling?
Hayat is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayat | 60 | #2,833 | 251 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hayat?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hayat (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hayat born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hayat.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hayat?
About 800 people born in the US named Hayat are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Hayat a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hayat by state
How common Hayat was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.6×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hayat: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hayat, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hayat
How popular is the name Hayat?
Hayat was the 2833rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,203 places. More babies were named Hayat in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Hayat a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hayat in the US.
Where is Hayat most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hayat was most common in Minnesota (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Illinois.