Hayden
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning valley with hay.
Babies a year
3,623
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#161
down from #154
UK popularity
#314
141 babies · down from #279
How Hayden has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #150 |
| 2016 | #168 |
| 2017 | #172 |
| 2018 | #180 |
| 2019 | #190 |
| 2020 | #177 |
| 2021 | #176 |
| 2022 | #160 |
| 2023 | #162 |
| 2024 | #154 |
| 2025 | #161 |
In 2025, 141 babies in England and Wales were named Hayden. In the US, 3,623 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 6,463 in 2006.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Hayden was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.28% of American babies of that sex.
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