Haze
Haze was the 1429th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1381st with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,834 places. More babies were named Haze in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hayes) Origin uncertain · Old English, Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #1,429 boys, up 307 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 126boys
- Girls and boys
- 10% girls, 90% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,342babies recorded
What does the name Haze mean?
Haze is a spelling of Hayes, pronounced the same way, so it shares Hayes's meaning and origin.
Hayes is a surname with two main sources, as Wiktionary and Wikipedia explain. In England it is a place name from Old English words for brushwood or an enclosed piece of land, such as hege and hæs. In Ireland it is the English form of Ó hAodha, 'descendant of Aodh', an old Irish name meaning 'fire'. As a boy's first name it is a recent American transfer from the surname.
hæs (Old English, “brushwood”)Ó hAodha (Irish, “descendant of Aodh”)Aodh (Irish, “fire”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. English place-name and Irish surname origins; which applies depends on the family.
Related names: Hays, Hughes.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hayes', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Hayes (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aidan', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Haze popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,694 | #1,429 | 10 | 126 |
| 2020 | #9,810 | #1,736 | 10 | 89 |
| 2010 | — | #5,117 | — | 18 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #3,904 | — | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #4,238 | — | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Haze, counting every spelling?
Haze is a spelling of Hayes, a name family that ranked #168 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,429 for Haze on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,388 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes | 2,240 | #162 | 9,631 |
| Haze | 126 | #1,429 | 539 |
| Hays | 17 | #5,469 | 102 |
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 Haze?
126 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Haze (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Haze 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Haze.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Haze?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Haze are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Haze 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.
Haze by state
How common Haze was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 35 states fewer than five boys 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 Haze: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Haze, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Haze
What does Haze mean?
The origin of Hayes is uncertain: English place-name and Irish surname origins; which applies depends on the family.
How popular is the name Haze?
Haze was the 1429th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1381st with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,834 places. More babies were named Haze in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Haze a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 10% girls, 90% boys given the name Haze in the US.
Where is Haze most popular?
In 2021–2025, Haze was most common in Hawaii (0.39 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Oklahoma.