Haden

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning heather-covered hill; a modern form of Hayden.

Babies a year
37
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Haden by the numbers

Haden was given to 37 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 230 babies in 2006, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Haden. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
  • Havensafe place or harbor1,195 in the US (2017)
  • Haddenvariant of Haddon, meaning from the heath hill5 in the US (2017)
  • Halen61 in the US (2017)
  • Haeden5 in the US (2017)
  • Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Haden

Names that are said the same way as Haden, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Haidenheather-covered hill; a modern form of Hayden207 in the US (2017)
  • Haidynvalley with hay; a modern respelling of Hayden140 in the US (2017)
  • Haddonheathland hill or moorland valley45 in the US (2017)
  • Haydonhay valley; from heg and dun26 in the US (2017)
  • Haydin19 in the US (2017)
  • Haydyn18 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a mountain

Like Haden, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
  • Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
  • Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
  • Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
  • Brynleehill meadow; a form of Bryn with English suffix1,408 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a plant or herb

Like Haden, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
  • Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
  • Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
  • Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)

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