Hayden
#437 for girls in 2025, 707 births · #161 for boys in 2025, 2,268 births
Given to boys 77.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2007 · 6,278 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 114,084since 1880
Hayden over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #437 | 707 | #161 | 2,268 |
| 2024 | #402 | 789 | #154 | 2,341 |
| 2023 | #368 | 834 | #162 | 2,233 |
| 2022 | #344 | 937 | #162 | 2,303 |
| 2021 | #290 | 1,101 | #175 | 2,210 |
| 2020 | #298 | 1,086 | #177 | 2,157 |
| 2019 | #294 | 1,139 | #190 | 2,070 |
| 2018 | #262 | 1,250 | #180 | 2,183 |
| 2017 | #232 | 1,359 | #172 | 2,300 |
| 2016 | #206 | 1,577 | #168 | 2,394 |
| 2015 | #191 | 1,711 | #150 | 2,750 |
| 2014 | #201 | 1,668 | #140 | 2,891 |
| 2013 | #193 | 1,685 | #129 | 2,971 |
| 2012 | #197 | 1,614 | #109 | 3,547 |
| 2011 | #187 | 1,692 | #90 | 4,603 |
| 2010 | #162 | 1,892 | #96 | 4,196 |
| 2009 | #131 | 2,475 | #91 | 4,868 |
| 2008 | #127 | 2,662 | #76 | 5,949 |
| 2007 | #194 | 1,737 | #71 | 6,278 |
| 2006 | #418 | 761 | #73 | 6,470 |
| 2005 | #417 | 747 | #76 | 5,916 |
| 2004 | #582 | 483 | #87 | 5,019 |
| 2003 | #570 | 490 | #84 | 5,101 |
| 2002 | #610 | 419 | #96 | 4,142 |
| 2001 | #681 | 365 | #117 | 3,262 |
| 2000 | #685 | 348 | #129 | 3,044 |
| 1999 | #811 | 268 | #150 | 2,414 |
| 1998 | #837 | 254 | #160 | 2,143 |
| 1997 | #1,040 | 183 | #167 | 2,069 |
| 1996 | #1,020 | 183 | #168 | 2,015 |
| 1995 | #1,120 | 158 | #172 | 1,895 |
| 1994 | #1,160 | 153 | #176 | 1,792 |
| 1993 | #1,237 | 140 | #224 | 1,326 |
| 1992 | #1,434 | 112 | #249 | 1,159 |
| 1991 | #1,832 | 77 | #282 | 926 |
| 1990 | #2,737 | 42 | #379 | 611 |
| 1989 | #2,618 | 43 | #648 | 239 |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | #890 | 115 |
| 1987 | #3,331 | 27 | #834 | 125 |
| 1986 | #3,459 | 25 | #971 | 89 |
| 1985 | #4,282 | 18 | #1,020 | 80 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #1,069 | 70 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #1,130 | 63 |
| 1982 | #3,780 | 21 | #1,023 | 78 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #1,111 | 67 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #1,010 | 80 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #1,128 | 63 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #1,203 | 55 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #1,289 | 48 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #1,238 | 49 |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | #1,378 | 40 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #1,439 | 36 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #1,268 | 42 |
| 1972 | — | #1,603 | 29 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #1,352 | 39 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #1,238 | 45 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #1,231 | 41 |
| 1968 | — | #1,366 | 32 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,411 | 29 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,580 | 24 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,386 | 31 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,288 | 37 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,485 | 28 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,259 | 38 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,467 | 30 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,341 | 35 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,156 | 45 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,420 | 30 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,583 | 25 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,257 | 37 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,572 | 24 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,242 | 36 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,331 | 32 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,430 | 28 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,195 | 37 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,052 | 45 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,205 | 35 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,107 | 41 | |
| 1947 | — | #956 | 55 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,031 | 44 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,039 | 38 | |
| 1944 | — | #935 | 47 | |
| 1943 | — | #956 | 49 | |
| 1942 | — | #970 | 47 | |
| 1941 | — | #987 | 42 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,067 | 37 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,219 | 29 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,062 | 37 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,074 | 36 | |
| 1936 | — | #924 | 44 | |
| 1935 | — | #872 | 52 | |
| 1934 | — | #909 | 48 | |
| 1933 | — | #995 | 41 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,004 | 43 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,102 | 38 | |
| 1930 | — | #958 | 50 | |
| 1929 | — | #952 | 50 | |
| 1928 | — | #891 | 56 | |
| 1927 | — | #937 | 54 | |
| 1926 | — | #875 | 58 | |
| 1925 | — | #843 | 62 | |
| 1924 | — | #897 | 60 | |
| 1923 | — | #750 | 76 | |
| 1922 | — | #801 | 70 | |
| 1921 | — | #814 | 70 | |
| 1920 | — | #846 | 64 | |
| 1919 | — | #799 | 66 | |
| 1918 | — | #809 | 65 | |
| 1917 | — | #749 | 69 | |
| 1916 | — | #790 | 61 | |
| 1915 | — | #725 | 67 | |
| 1914 | — | #777 | 46 | |
| 1913 | — | #745 | 39 | |
| 1912 | — | #635 | 43 | |
| 1911 | — | #732 | 19 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #836 | 10 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
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 2004
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#28 · 1 in 136
- Louisiana#30 · 1 in 151
- Mississippi#35 · 1 in 154
- Oklahoma#35 · 1 in 164
- Kentucky#44 · 1 in 191
Best ever in a state: #14 in Arkansas, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #28 | 111 | 1 in 136 |
| Louisiana | #30 | 169 | 1 in 151 |
| Mississippi | #35 | 97 | 1 in 154 |
| Oklahoma | #35 | 126 | 1 in 164 |
| Kentucky | #44 | 115 | 1 in 191 |
| Vermont | #46 | 18 | 1 in 126 |
| Tennessee | #47 | 192 | 1 in 187 |
| South Dakota | #48 | 28 | 1 in 151 |
| Alabama | #51 | 100 | 1 in 235 |
| Oregon | #53 | 99 | 1 in 195 |
| Alaska | #54 | 19 | 1 in 173 |
| Wyoming | #55 | 12 | 1 in 151 |
| West Virginia | #57 | 50 | 1 in 178 |
| North Dakota | #62 | 19 | 1 in 176 |
| Utah | #63 | 93 | 1 in 237 |
| Missouri | #64 | 143 | 1 in 237 |
| Wisconsin | #66 | 124 | 1 in 237 |
| Indiana | #67 | 164 | 1 in 236 |
| Kansas | #67 | 70 | 1 in 237 |
| South Carolina | #68 | 73 | 1 in 287 |
| Ohio | #69 | 250 | 1 in 267 |
| Washington | #69 | 128 | 1 in 270 |
| Idaho | #70 | 36 | 1 in 241 |
| Nebraska | #74 | 44 | 1 in 240 |
| Colorado | #75 | 112 | 1 in 265 |
| New Hampshire | #76 | 21 | 1 in 268 |
| Minnesota | #77 | 100 | 1 in 299 |
| Georgia | #78 | 169 | 1 in 345 |
| North Carolina | #80 | 148 | 1 in 344 |
| Michigan | #81 | 175 | 1 in 321 |
| Maine | #83 | 22 | 1 in 255 |
| Hawaii | #84 | 17 | 1 in 295 |
| Montana | #88 | 15 | 1 in 269 |
| Rhode Island | #92 | 15 | 1 in 336 |
| Texas | #94 | 472 | 1 in 380 |
| Nevada | #95 | 40 | 1 in 346 |
| Arizona | #96 | 115 | 1 in 360 |
| Pennsylvania | #97 | 146 | 1 in 434 |
| Virginia | #99 | 91 | 1 in 469 |
| Florida | #110 | 191 | 1 in 501 |
| Maryland | #115 | 55 | 1 in 518 |
| Delaware | #117 | 9 | 1 in 456 |
| Illinois | #118 | 151 | 1 in 519 |
| Iowa | #122 | 37 | 1 in 437 |
| Connecticut | #125 | 28 | 1 in 621 |
| Massachusetts | #125 | 53 | 1 in 642 |
| New York | #143 | 136 | 1 in 807 |
| New Jersey | #163 | 46 | 1 in 1,032 |
| California | #165 | 356 | 1 in 708 |
| District of Columbia | #168 | 7 | 1 in 661 |
| New Mexico | #208 | 12 | 1 in 907 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2007 at #71 (6,278 births)
- Births halved by 2013, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2002–2011
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1986–2025
- 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
- 43.9% of all boys named Hayden (50,049) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | #836 (1885) | #897 |
| 1890s | 73 | #635 (1891) | #785 |
| 1900s | 91 | #752 (1906) | #872 |
| 1910s | 487 | #635 (1912) | #769 |
| 1920s | 620 | #750 (1923) | #861 |
| 1930s | 418 | #872 (1935) | #1,012 |
| 1940s | 435 | #935 (1944) | #1,025 |
| 1950s | 339 | #1,052 (1950) | #1,324 |
| 1960s | 325 | #1,231 (1969) | #1,381 |
| 1970s | 446 | #1,128 (1979) | #1,314 |
| 1980s | 1,006 | #648 (1989) | #971 |
| 1990s | 16,350 | #150 (1999) | #213 |
| 2000s | 50,049 | #71 (2007) | #90 |
| 2010s | 29,905 | #90 (2011) | #142 |
| 2020s | 13,512 | #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 2004
Top girls' names in 2004
Top boys' names in 2004
More about 2004
girls
1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 3,802 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 96.9% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 395 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 99.3% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.