Hayat is a distinctive choice, ranked #834 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hayat in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#834
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About the Name Hayat
Hayat is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 34 places over five years. Its high point was #832 in 2023, and it now sits at #1198. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hayat is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hayat in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Hayat
Hayat Ansari โ Hayat Ansari is an Indian cricketer.
Safir Hayat โ Safir Hayat is a Pakistani-born Norwegian cricketer who played in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.
Hayat Sindi โ Hayat Al Sindi is a Saudi Arabian biotechnologist and medical scientist who is one of the first female members of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hayat
Unlikely. With around 43 UK babies named Hayat per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hayat in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hayat is rising: up 330 places since 2020, to #834 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #832 in 2023.
Hayat is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Hayat include: Hayat Ansari, Safir Hayat and Hayat Sindi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hayat does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Hayats in the wild.
43
UK babies named Hayat (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 330 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hayat
Almost certainly the only Hayat in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hayat
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hayat Al Sindi is a Saudi Arabian biotechnologist and medical scientist who is one of the first female members of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia.
Hayat Al-Fahad (Gulf Arabic: ุญูุงุฉ ุงูููุฏ, romanized: แธคayฤt il-Fahad, Gulf Arabic pronunciation: [ฤงษyรคหtโฟษชlfษhษd]; born 1948) is a Kuwaiti actress, broadcaster, writer and producer best known for her Kuwaiti plays and the pop culture TV shows Khalti Qumasha, Ruqiya wa Sabika, Jarh Al Zaman, 'ndama Tu'Gany Al Zuhor.
Zubair Mahmood Hayat NI(M) HI(M) is a retired four-star rank army general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 16th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 28 November 2016 until his retirement on 27 November 2019.