girls:
740 births since 1980
#4976 (13th percentile)
overall:
740 births since 1980
#6999 (10th percentile)
The name Hayat is the #6,999 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 740 recorded births since 1980. This represents the 9.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,976 (12.9% percentile) for all time with 740 births since 1980.
Hayat first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1980 (first recorded for girls in 1980). Birth data for Hayat is available in 37 out of the 44 years between 1980 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For girls, Hayat reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 5.5% percentile (ranked #895) with 33 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 33 births per million (ranked 5.5% percentile). Despite a peak around 2006, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Hayat is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #895 (5.5% percentile) with 33 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Hayat".
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Our model has identified 7 different pronunciations for the name Hayat. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 44.4% confident that Hayat is pronounced as hah-YAHT, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is huh-YAHT, at 13.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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