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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #127, 2008peak #71, 2007girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #116 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 424 boysAKMaine: #119 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 472 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #114 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 527 boysNHWashington: #129 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 540 boysWAIdaho: #60 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 207 boysIDMontana: #119 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 400 boysMTNorth Dakota: #86 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 281 boysNDMinnesota: #145 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 765 boysMNIllinois: #199 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,050 boysILWisconsin: #156 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 791 boysWIMichigan: #159 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 853 boysMINew York: #386 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,843 boysNYMassachusetts: #240 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,909 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedRIOregon: #102 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 413 boysORNevada: #170 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 693 boysNVWyoming: #56 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 170 boysWYSouth Dakota: #117 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 406 boysSDIowa: #253 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,660 boysIAIndiana: #128 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 591 boysINOhio: #129 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 636 boysOHPennsylvania: #180 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,120 boysPANew Jersey: #597 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,929 boysNJConnecticut: #187 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,215 boysCTCalifornia: #214 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 1,209 boysCAUtah: #54 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 206 boysUTColorado: #115 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 479 boysCONebraska: #155 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 669 boysNEMissouri: #114 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 474 boysMOKentucky: #122 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 586 boysKYWest Virginia: #99 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 422 boysWVVirginia: #142 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 781 boysVAMaryland: #315 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,028 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedDEArizona: #122 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 496 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedNMKansas: #97 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 386 boysKSArkansas: #48 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 205 boysARTennessee: #95 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 397 boysTNNorth Carolina: #145 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 794 boysNCSouth Carolina: #165 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 823 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #103 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 375 boysOKLouisiana: #62 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 282 boysLAMississippi: #79 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 346 boysMSAlabama: #80 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 346 boysALGeorgia: #137 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 727 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Hayden, so not publishedHITexas: #148 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 628 boysTXFlorida: #212 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,190 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#48 · 1 in 205
  2. Utah#54 · 1 in 206
  3. Wyoming#56 · 1 in 170
  4. Idaho#60 · 1 in 207
  5. Louisiana#62 · 1 in 282

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#48701 in 205
Utah#541001 in 206
Wyoming#56111 in 170
Idaho#60371 in 207
Louisiana#62971 in 282
Mississippi#79441 in 346
Alabama#80721 in 346
North Dakota#86121 in 281
Tennessee#95911 in 397
Kansas#97421 in 386
West Virginia#99211 in 422
Oregon#102481 in 413
Oklahoma#103541 in 375
Missouri#114721 in 474
New Hampshire#114111 in 527
Colorado#115571 in 479
Alaska#11681 in 424
South Dakota#117101 in 406
Maine#119121 in 472
Montana#119101 in 400
Arizona#122731 in 496
Kentucky#122401 in 586
Indiana#128651 in 591
Ohio#1291091 in 636
Washington#129641 in 540
Georgia#137741 in 727
Virginia#142511 in 781
Minnesota#145381 in 765
North Carolina#145621 in 794
Texas#1482621 in 628
Nebraska#155151 in 669
Wisconsin#156371 in 791
Michigan#159691 in 853
South Carolina#165251 in 823
Nevada#170171 in 693
Pennsylvania#180591 in 1,120
Connecticut#187151 in 1,215
Illinois#199761 in 1,050
Florida#212731 in 1,190
California#2142001 in 1,209
Massachusetts#240191 in 1,909
Iowa#253101 in 1,660
Maryland#315141 in 2,028
New York#386401 in 2,843
New Jersey#59781 in 5,929
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Vermont

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 1999

girls
#811
268 births · 1 in 6,619 girls
boys
#150
2,414 births · 1 in 795 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #811Hayden268

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #150Hayden2,414
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 6,619 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 95.2% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #806Maci270
  2. #809Jazlyn269
  3. #809Valentina269
  4. #811Hayden268
  5. #811Harmony268
  6. #811Katlynn268
  7. #814Katlin267
  8. #814Marianna267
  9. #816Cali266

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. 1,407Citlalli#2,338#931
  2. 1,329Noelia#2,048#719
  3. 1,060Amaya#1,458#398
  4. 864Kyara#1,789#925
  5. 604Journey#1,557#953
Fallers
  1. 579Erykah#779#1,358
  2. 417Tea#747#1,164
  3. 415Tasia#800#1,215
  4. 406Monika#930#1,336
  5. 357Chase#952#1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 795 of them was named Hayden, which outranked 98.7% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hayden
  1. #147Alexis2,434
  2. #148Ivan2,420
  3. #149Diego2,416
  4. #150Hayden2,414
  5. #151Chandler2,395
  6. #152Sebastian2,378
  7. #153Owen2,377
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. 1,239Trajan#2,235#996
  2. 669Tyreese#1,558#889
  3. 595Latrell#1,231#636
  4. 420Zion#694#274
  5. 414Xander#1,338#924
Fallers
  1. 381Jaret#555#936
  2. 362Kordell#841#1,203
  3. 313Juwan#524#837
  4. 296Jarett#743#1,039
  5. 288Christion#989#1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999