Hayden
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning valley with hay.
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 |
Hayden by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 6,463 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 360 American babies born that year was called Hayden.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hayden. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Hayden
Names that are said the same way as Hayden, 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)
- Haidynn9 in the US (2017)
- Haydan7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Hayden, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hayden
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