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
2007 · 6,278 births
Debut · boys
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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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
1887——
1886——
1885—#8366
1884——
1883——
1882—#9435
1881——
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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedAKMaine: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,507 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNHWashington: #184 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,279 boysWAIdaho: #157 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 855 boysIDMontana: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 671 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #300 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,525 boysMNIllinois: #616 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,435 boysILWisconsin: #312 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,329 boysWIMichigan: #560 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,101 boysMINew York: #634 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 7,714 boysNYMassachusetts: #416 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,288 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedRIOregon: #183 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,123 boysORNevada: #260 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,725 boysNVWyoming: 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: #270 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,533 boysINOhio: #428 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,320 boysOHPennsylvania: #481 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,857 boysPANew Jersey: #651 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,128 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #429 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 4,147 boysCAUtah: #175 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 980 boysUTColorado: #187 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,222 boysCONebraska: #244 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,183 boysNEMissouri: #322 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,163 boysMOKentucky: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,756 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedWVVirginia: #339 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,891 boysVAMaryland: #529 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,636 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedDEArizona: #327 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,367 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNMKansas: #304 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,416 boysKSArkansas: #207 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,291 boysARTennessee: #274 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,227 boysTNNorth Carolina: #433 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,320 boysNCSouth Carolina: #517 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,855 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #191 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,208 boysOKLouisiana: #272 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,645 boysLAMississippi: #439 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,431 boysMSAlabama: #255 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,808 boysALGeorgia: #379 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,135 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedHITexas: #273 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,580 boysTXFlorida: #518 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,395 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#137 · 1 in 671
  2. Idaho#157 · 1 in 855
  3. Utah#175 · 1 in 980
  4. Oregon#183 · 1 in 1,123
  5. Washington#184 · 1 in 1,279

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#13771 in 671
Idaho#15781 in 855
Utah#175171 in 980
Oregon#183181 in 1,123
Washington#184281 in 1,279
Colorado#187201 in 1,222
Maine#18751 in 1,507
Oklahoma#191171 in 1,208
Arkansas#207121 in 1,291
Nebraska#24451 in 2,183
Alabama#255151 in 1,808
Nevada#26051 in 1,725
Indiana#270161 in 2,533
Kentucky#27091 in 2,756
Louisiana#272191 in 1,645
Texas#273971 in 1,580
Tennessee#274161 in 2,227
Minnesota#30091 in 3,525
Kansas#30471 in 2,416
Wisconsin#312101 in 3,329
Missouri#322121 in 3,163
Arizona#327131 in 2,367
Virginia#339151 in 2,891
Georgia#379161 in 3,135
Massachusetts#41671 in 6,288
Ohio#428151 in 5,320
California#429701 in 4,147
North Carolina#433111 in 4,320
Mississippi#43951 in 3,431
Pennsylvania#481121 in 6,857
South Carolina#51751 in 4,855
Florida#518171 in 5,395
Maryland#52951 in 6,636
Michigan#560101 in 7,101
Illinois#616121 in 7,435
New York#634181 in 7,714
New Jersey#65161 in 9,128
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Hawaii———
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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 1990

girls
#2,737
42 births · 1 in 45,204 girls
boys
#379
611 births · 1 in 3,362 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #2,737Hayden42

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #379Hayden611
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 45,204 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 82.0% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #2,695Shonta43
  2. #2,695Tatyana43
  3. #2,695Zandra43
  4. #2,737Hayden42
  5. #2,737Alanah42
  6. #2,737Alberta42
  7. #2,737Ani42
  8. #2,799Adelaide41
  9. #2,799Alethea41
  10. #2,799Alexys41

Tied with 61 names at #2,737; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 3,362 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 96.0% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #375Clint618
  2. #377Cedric612
  3. #377Dexter612
  4. #379Hayden611
  5. #380Jarrett609
  6. #381Tevin607
  7. #382Abel606
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →