The baby name Hey is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced heɪ (rhymes with 'day').
Hey is English in Origin.
The baby name Hey is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced heɪ (rhymes with 'day').
Hey is English in Origin.
Hey (pronounced like hay) functions mainly as a modern unisex given name drawn from the English and Scottish surname Hey/Hay. That surname goes back to Middle English and Norman French: Old French haie 'hedge, enclosure' and Old English hay, referring to a hay meadow or hedged field. People called 'at the hay/hey' lived by a fenced pasture; de la Haye was a frequent Norman place-name brought to Britain after 1066.
As a first name, Hey is rare but has seen sporadic use in the late 20th and 21st centuries, often chosen for its sound and casual vibe from the everyday greeting. It appears as a nickname for Hay- names such as Hayden, Hayley, or Hayes. Variants and relatives include Hay, Haye, Hayes, and the elaborations Hayley/Haley and Hayden; diminutives are minimal beyond initial H. The underlying meaning centers on 'hedge/enclosure' or 'hay meadow,' making Hey a nature-linked, minimalist choice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #161 | 5 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| YE | 0 | #368 | 14 | 8,639 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #433 | 10 | 2,180 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 7 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #506 | 27 | 11,342 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #517 | 11 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #572 | 15 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #622 | 9 | 8,289 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #629 | 39 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #648 | 11 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #679 | 19 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #757 | 13 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #796 | 43 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #834 | 53 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #903 | 33 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #906 | 47 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #910 | 11 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #933 | 27 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #958 | 37 | 24,821 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #971 | 12 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #993 | 9 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 8 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 10 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 37 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,113 | 16 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,127 | 15 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,167 | 17 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,534 | 81 | 28,008 |
Hey is popular in 54 countries — most recent births per country:
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