Hayden

#437 for girls in 2025, 707 births · #161 for boys in 2025, 2,268 births
Given to boys 77.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
#71
2007 · 6,278 births
Debut · boys
1880
5 births
In top 100 · boys
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
114,084
since 1880

Hayden over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #127, 2008peak #71, 2007girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#437707#1612,268
2024#402789#1542,341
2023#368834#1622,233
2022#344937#1622,303
2021#2901,101#1752,210
2020#2981,086#1772,157
2019#2941,139#1902,070
2018#2621,250#1802,183
2017#2321,359#1722,300
2016#2061,577#1682,394
2015#1911,711#1502,750
2014#2011,668#1402,891
2013#1931,685#1292,971
2012#1971,614#1093,547
2011#1871,692#904,603
2010#1621,892#964,196
2009#1312,475#914,868
2008#1272,662#765,949
2007#1941,737#716,278
2006#418761#736,470
2005#417747#765,916
2004#582483#875,019
2003#570490#845,101
2002#610419#964,142
2001#681365#1173,262
2000#685348#1293,044
1999#811268#1502,414
1998#837254#1602,143
1997#1,040183#1672,069
1996#1,020183#1682,015
1995#1,120158#1721,895
1994#1,160153#1761,792
1993#1,237140#2241,326
1992#1,434112#2491,159
1991#1,83277#282926
1990#2,73742#379611
1989#2,61843#648239
1988#2,86736#890115
1987#3,33127#834125
1986#3,45925#97189
1985#4,28218#1,02080
1984#4,73715#1,06970
1983#5,45712#1,13063
1982#3,78021#1,02378
1981#4,53216#1,11167
1980#6,31910#1,01080
1979#4,84214#1,12863
1978#4,67914#1,20355
1977#4,94213#1,28948
1976#5,21511#1,23849
1975#4,14115#1,37840
1974#5,36010#1,43936
1973#6,0808#1,26842
1972—#1,60329
1971#7,3886#1,35239
1970#7,0706#1,23845
1969#6,6176#1,23141
1968—#1,36632
1967—#1,41129
1966—#1,58024
1965—#1,38631
1964—#1,28837
1963—#1,48528
1962—#1,25938
1961—#1,46730
1960—#1,34135
1959—#1,15645
1958—#1,42030
1957—#1,58325
1956—#1,25737
1955—#1,57224
1954—#1,24236
1953—#1,33132
1952—#1,43028
1951—#1,19537
1950—#1,05245
1949—#1,20535
1948—#1,10741
1947—#95655
1946—#1,03144
1945—#1,03938
1944—#93547
1943—#95649
1942—#97047
1941—#98742
1940—#1,06737
1939—#1,21929
1938—#1,06237
1937—#1,07436
1936—#92444
1935—#87252
1934—#90948
1933—#99541
1932—#1,00443
1931—#1,10238
1930—#95850
1929—#95250
1928—#89156
1927—#93754
1926—#87558
1925—#84362
1924—#89760
1923—#75076
1922—#80170
1921—#81470
1920—#84664
1919—#79966
1918—#80965
1917—#74969
1916—#79061
1915—#72567
1914—#77746
1913—#74539
1912—#63543
1911—#73219
1910—#92812
1909—#75614
1908—#9469
1907—#9309
1906—#75211
1905—#78610
1904—#8109
1903—#9107
1902—#1,1375
1901—#8587
1900—#83610
1899—#7149
1898—#66311
1897—#7878
1896—#8268
1895—#8727
1894——
1893—#1,0355
1892—#7928
1891—#6359
1890—#7398
1889—#8786
1888—#9176
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1880—#9095
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Hayden was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Hayden is popular in 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMINew York: #1,127 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 23,369 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 30,339 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedHITexas: #857 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 14,281 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#857 · 1 in 14,281
  2. New York#1,127 · 1 in 23,369
  3. California#1,301 · 1 in 30,339

Best ever in a state: #14 in Arkansas, 2007.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#857101 in 14,281
New York#1,12751 in 23,369
California#1,30171 in 30,339
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Hayden
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#154 → #161)
  • 16 spots since 2020 (#177 → #161)
  • 11 spots since 2015 (#150 → #161)
  • Biggest jump: 269 spots in 1990 (#648 → #379)
  • Biggest drop: 279 spots in 1902 (#858 → #1,137)
Rise & fade · boys
127 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2007 at #71 (6,278 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2002–2011
  • Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1986–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 318
  • Highest: 1 in 318 boys born in 2006 were named Hayden (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 753 boys born in 2025 (0.13%)
  • Its best rank, #71 in 2007, was only 1 in 331 (0.30%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 43.9% of all boys named Hayden (50,049) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s28#836 (1885)#897
1890s73#635 (1891)#785
1900s91#752 (1906)#872
1910s487#635 (1912)#769
1920s620#750 (1923)#861
1930s418#872 (1935)#1,012
1940s435#935 (1944)#1,025
1950s339#1,052 (1950)#1,324
1960s325#1,231 (1969)#1,381
1970s446#1,128 (1979)#1,314
1980s1,006#648 (1989)#971
1990s16,350#150 (1999)#213
2000s50,049#71 (2007)#90
2010s29,905#90 (2011)#142
2020s13,512#154 (2024)#165

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Hayden in 1984

girls
#4,737
15 births · 1 in 112,254 girls
boys
#1,069
70 births · 1 in 25,784 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #4,737Hayden15

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #1,069Hayden70
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 112,254 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 61.1% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #4,478Veena16
  2. #4,478Yalanda16
  3. #4,478Zaira16
  4. #4,737Hayden15
  5. #4,737Abbe15
  6. #4,737Adair15
  7. #4,737Alannah15
  8. #4,966Aaryn14
  9. #4,966Adrain14
  10. #4,966Adrina14

Tied with 228 names at #4,737; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 25,784 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 85.4% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #1,060Vincenzo71
  2. #1,060Yisroel71
  3. #1,060Zechariah71
  4. #1,069Hayden70
  5. #1,069Demarco70
  6. #1,069Forest70
  7. #1,069Mariano70
  8. #1,076Barton69
  9. #1,076Bert69
  10. #1,076Donavan69

Tied with 6 names at #1,069; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1984 →