Mostly boys · peaked in 2006
Hayden name popularity since 1925
146,489 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hayden (22.8% girls, 77.2% boys). Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Hayden is about 18 years old in 2026. Hayden peaked in 2006 as the #73 name for boys, and it ranked #161 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 146,489
- Named Hayden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #161
- for boys in 2025 (2,268 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 77.2% boys
- 33,424 girls · 113,065 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.39× its national share
Peak year is the year Hayden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hayden births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Hayden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Hayden became 11× more common, from 1 in 16,600 baby boys to 1 in 1,480.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 48%, from 1 in 413 to 1 in 793.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Hayden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hayden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hayden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 280 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 418 | #876 |
| 1940s | 0 | 435 | #1,048 |
| 1950s | 0 | 339 | #1,586 |
| 1960s | 6 | 325 | #1,392 |
| 1970s | 97 | 446 | #1,388 |
| 1980s | 223 | 1,006 | #1,023 |
| 1990s | 1,570 | 16,350 | #172 |
| 2000s | 10,487 | 50,049 | #76 |
| 2010s | 15,587 | 29,905 | #150 |
| 2020–25 | 5,454 | 13,512 | #161 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
58.3% of babies named Hayden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Hayden is most popular
The index compares Hayden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hayden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.39× | 2,933 |
| Idaho | 2.23× | 1,277 |
| Wyoming | 2.00× | 389 |
| Nevada | 1.99× | 1,026 |
| Alaska | 1.98× | 425 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Hayden and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden (this page) | 113,065 | 2006 |
| Haiden | 4,327 | 2008 |
| Haydon | 1,176 | 2007 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hayden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hayden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hayden (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data