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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #111 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 488 boysAKMaine: 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: #158 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 972 boysWAIdaho: #102 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 461 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #263 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,813 boysMNIllinois: #401 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,500 boysILWisconsin: #236 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,183 boysWIMichigan: #339 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,122 boysMINew York: #593 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 6,721 boysNYMassachusetts: #287 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,194 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedRIOregon: #150 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 856 boysORNevada: 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: #301 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,855 boysINOhio: #372 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,191 boysOHPennsylvania: #328 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,344 boysPANew Jersey: #657 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,903 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #348 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 2,768 boysCAUtah: #83 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 318 boysUTColorado: #175 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,103 boysCONebraska: #198 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,512 boysNEMissouri: #234 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,863 boysMOKentucky: #192 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,456 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedWVVirginia: #352 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,237 boysVAMaryland: #479 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,449 boysMDDelaware: #160 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 937 boysDEArizona: #210 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,169 boysAZNew Mexico: #339 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,298 boysNMKansas: #249 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,787 boysKSArkansas: #94 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 404 boysARTennessee: #207 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,414 boysTNNorth Carolina: #205 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,439 boysNCSouth Carolina: #283 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,789 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #144 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 766 boysOKLouisiana: #235 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,239 boysLAMississippi: #376 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,792 boysMSAlabama: #230 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,389 boysALGeorgia: #328 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,433 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedHITexas: #228 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 1,197 boysTXFlorida: #394 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,180 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#83 · 1 in 318
  2. Arkansas#94 · 1 in 404
  3. Idaho#102 · 1 in 461
  4. Alaska#111 · 1 in 488
  5. Oklahoma#144 · 1 in 766

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#83521 in 318
Arkansas#94371 in 404
Idaho#102151 in 461
Alaska#11191 in 488
Oklahoma#144271 in 766
Oregon#150231 in 856
Washington#158371 in 972
Delaware#16051 in 937
Colorado#175221 in 1,103
Kentucky#192171 in 1,456
Nebraska#19871 in 1,512
North Carolina#205321 in 1,439
Tennessee#207251 in 1,414
Arizona#210261 in 1,169
Texas#2281281 in 1,197
Alabama#230191 in 1,389
Missouri#234201 in 1,863
Louisiana#235251 in 1,239
Wisconsin#236151 in 2,183
Kansas#24991 in 1,787
Minnesota#263111 in 2,813
South Carolina#283131 in 1,789
Massachusetts#287131 in 3,194
Indiana#301141 in 2,855
Georgia#328201 in 2,433
Pennsylvania#328241 in 3,344
Michigan#339221 in 3,122
New Mexico#33951 in 2,298
California#3481041 in 2,768
Virginia#352131 in 3,237
Ohio#372191 in 4,191
Mississippi#37661 in 2,792
Florida#394281 in 3,180
Illinois#401251 in 3,500
Maryland#47961 in 5,449
New York#593201 in 6,721
New Jersey#65761 in 8,903
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Iowa
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1991

girls
#1,832
77 births · 1 in 24,351 girls
boys
#282
926 births · 1 in 2,182 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #1,832Hayden77

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #282Hayden926
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 24,351 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 88.2% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #1,818Marlyn78
  2. #1,818Petra78
  3. #1,818Shanise78
  4. #1,832Hayden77
  5. #1,832Analisa77
  6. #1,832Breeann77
  7. #1,832Celine77
  8. #1,857Ainsley76
  9. #1,857Amethyst76
  10. #1,857Anel76

Tied with 24 names at #1,832; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 1,600Rebeccah#2,600#1,000
  2. 1,221Ieshia#1,938#717
  3. 1,135Miriah#2,081#946
  4. 861Alexus#1,813#952
  5. 676Chynna#1,512#836
Fallers
  1. 568Infant#432#1,000
  2. 510Lakeshia#897#1,407
  3. 466Latifah#701#1,167
  4. 432Martika#757#1,189
  5. 416Cecily#575#991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,182 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #279Alfredo958
  2. #280Terrell949
  3. #281Tyrone942
  4. #282Hayden926
  5. #283Neil918
  6. #284Jerome915
  7. #285Landon913
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 4,462Devante#5,382#920
  2. 1,656Unnamed#2,628#972
  3. 1,496Jaleel#2,373#877
  4. 811Gunnar#1,516#705
  5. 672Dijon#1,587#915
Fallers
  1. 1,000Arsenio#744#1,744
  2. 773Brittany#995#1,768
  3. 281Infant#389#670
  4. 281Jarret#881#1,162
  5. 273Elton#963#1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991