How Many People Are Named Haines?
An estimated 27 people in the United States have the first name Haines. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Haines peaked in popularity in 2016 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Haines as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Haines paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Haines is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
27
About 1 in 12,694,605 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2016
10 births
Total Registered
59
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Haines
Haines is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 59 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Haines as a male name
Ranked #11,316 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2016 (10 births)
Haines: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Haines span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 20 babies were registered. Haines has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Haines by Decade
How has Haines tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Haines by State
Haines + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Haines as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Haines
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Haines: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haines?
We estimate approximately 27 people named Haines are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,694,605 Americans share this first name.
Is Haines a common name?
Haines is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 59 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Haines most popular?
Haines reached peak popularity in 2016, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Haines is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Haines a male name?
Haines is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Haines Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Haines Smith, Haines Johnson, Haines Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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