Hayden Boy & girl
How popular is Hayden?
#161 boy name in 2025
2,268 baby boys were named Hayden in the US in 2025, making it the 161st most popular boy name. Another 707 girls got the name (#437 for girls).
Hayden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #161 for boys (▼ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,268 boys, 707 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #150 in 2015, #177 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (6,470 boys) |
| Highest rank | #71 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 68% boys, 32% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hayden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hayden family of names ranked #157 for boys in 2025 (#153 the year before), with 2,521 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden | 2,268 | 90% |
| Haiden | 149 | 6% |
| Haddon | 44 | 2% |
| Haden | 30 | 1% |
| Haydon | 11 | 0% |
| Hadden | 12 | 0% |
| Haydin | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hayden is most popular
Babies named Hayden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 4.3 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- West Virginia: 3.6 per 1,000 (117 boys)
- Iowa: 3.6 per 1,000 (245 boys)
- North Dakota: 3.3 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Montana: 3.1 per 1,000 (55 boys)
Hayden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | #835 |
| 1890s | 73 | #635 |
| 1900s | 91 | #752 |
| 1910s | 487 | #635 |
| 1920s | 620 | #750 |
| 1930s | 418 | #872 |
| 1940s | 435 | #935 |
| 1950s | 339 | #1,051 |
| 1960s | 325 | #1,231 |
| 1970s | 446 | #1,128 |
| 1980s | 1,006 | #645 |
| 1990s | 16,350 | #150 |
| 2000s | 50,049 | #71 |
| 2010s | 29,905 | #90 |
| 2020s | 13,512 | #154 |
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Questions
- Is Hayden a boy or girl name?
- Hayden is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 68% of babies named Hayden were boys and 32% were girls.
- How popular is the name Hayden?
- 2,268 baby boys were named Hayden in the US in 2025, making it the 161st most popular boy name. Another 707 girls got the name (#437 for girls).
- When was Hayden most popular?
- Hayden peaked in 2006, when 6,470 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #71 in 2007.
- How many people are named Hayden?
- 147,508 babies have been named Hayden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 143,701 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Hayden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hayden was most common in Wyoming, at 4.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.