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The name Hazel, when it was first used, was a male name. Also, an example of a female Hayes used in media that I found was Hayes Morrison in the 2016 ABC show "Conviction". In 2020, 98 girls were named Hayes. Also Madison, Avery, Ashley, Harper, Addison, Kennedy, etc...are all surnames that are used as girl given names. I don't see why Hayes would be any different, especially with its close phonetic relations to Hazel making it sound like a softer version with a cool spelling. Hayes is less boring than old lady Hazel. Maybe not traditionally, but today Hayes is a gender-neutral given name (& surname)!!