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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #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——
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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 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedAKMaine: #153 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 947 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #135 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 842 boysNHWashington: #142 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 735 boysWAIdaho: #91 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 355 boysIDMontana: #162 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 739 boysMTNorth Dakota: #136 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 684 boysNDMinnesota: #321 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,306 boysMNIllinois: #275 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,821 boysILWisconsin: #153 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,004 boysWIMichigan: #241 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,770 boysMINew York: #580 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 6,137 boysNYMassachusetts: #295 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,040 boysMARhode Island: #142 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 875 boysRIOregon: #97 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 401 boysORNevada: #174 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 913 boysNVWyoming: #114 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 437 boysWYSouth Dakota: #142 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 732 boysSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedIAIndiana: #205 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,488 boysINOhio: #198 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,466 boysOHPennsylvania: #259 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,296 boysPANew Jersey: #412 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,922 boysNJConnecticut: #251 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,260 boysCTCalifornia: #302 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 2,221 boysCAUtah: #83 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 318 boysUTColorado: #133 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 658 boysCONebraska: #192 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,414 boysNEMissouri: #220 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,622 boysMOKentucky: #201 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,495 boysKYWest Virginia: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,657 boysWVVirginia: #230 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,580 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedDEArizona: #241 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,399 boysAZNew Mexico: #255 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,272 boysNMKansas: #136 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 713 boysKSArkansas: #102 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 433 boysARTennessee: #130 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 718 boysTNNorth Carolina: #200 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,246 boysNCSouth Carolina: #255 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,542 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #115 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 542 boysOKLouisiana: #174 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 860 boysLAMississippi: #200 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 932 boysMSAlabama: #191 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,080 boysALGeorgia: #208 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,203 boysGAHawaii: #227 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,087 boysHITexas: #169 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 836 boysTXFlorida: #346 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,439 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#83 · 1 in 318
  2. Idaho#91 · 1 in 355
  3. Oregon#97 · 1 in 401
  4. Arkansas#102 · 1 in 433
  5. Wyoming#114 · 1 in 437

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#83531 in 318
Idaho#91201 in 355
Oregon#97481 in 401
Arkansas#102331 in 433
Wyoming#11451 in 437
Oklahoma#115361 in 542
Tennessee#130481 in 718
Colorado#133371 in 658
New Hampshire#13581 in 842
Kansas#136221 in 713
North Dakota#13661 in 684
Rhode Island#14271 in 875
South Dakota#14261 in 732
Washington#142471 in 735
Maine#15371 in 947
Wisconsin#153311 in 1,004
Montana#16261 in 739
Texas#1691831 in 836
Louisiana#174341 in 860
Nevada#174101 in 913
Alabama#191241 in 1,080
Nebraska#19271 in 1,414
Ohio#198511 in 1,466
Mississippi#200171 in 932
North Carolina#200361 in 1,246
Kentucky#201161 in 1,495
West Virginia#20461 in 1,657
Indiana#205261 in 1,488
Georgia#208401 in 1,203
Missouri#220221 in 1,622
Hawaii#22761 in 1,087
Virginia#230261 in 1,580
Arizona#241221 in 1,399
Michigan#241361 in 1,770
Connecticut#25191 in 2,260
New Mexico#25591 in 1,272
South Carolina#255141 in 1,542
Pennsylvania#259331 in 2,296
Illinois#275471 in 1,821
Massachusetts#295131 in 3,040
California#3021241 in 2,221
Minnesota#32191 in 3,306
Florida#346361 in 2,439
New Jersey#412131 in 3,922
New York#580211 in 6,137
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Delaware———
District of Columbia———
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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 1993

girls
#1,237
140 births · 1 in 12,922 girls
boys
#224
1,326 births · 1 in 1,479 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #1,237Hayden140

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #224Hayden1,326
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 12,922 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 92.2% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #1,228Karin141
  2. #1,228Shaquita141
  3. #1,228Tasia141
  4. #1,237Hayden140
  5. #1,237Aubrie140
  6. #1,237Darien140
  7. #1,237Deirdre140
  8. #1,243Amalia139
  9. #1,243Ciarra139
  10. #1,243Eve139

Tied with 5 names at #1,237; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 1,479 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 97.8% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #220Walter1,356
  2. #222Billy1,353
  3. #223Armando1,340
  4. #224Hayden1,326
  5. #225Rodney1,309
  6. #226Micheal1,308
  7. #226Sebastian1,308
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →