NameTides

Hayden

Hayden was the #161 boys' name in the US in 2025 (2,268 babies), and #314 in England & Wales and #101 in Canada.

Hayden as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Hayden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSScotlandIrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & Wales
Hayden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#161 (2,268)#314 (141)#208 (20)#270 (6)#223 (21)#101 (297)——
2024#154 (2,341)#279 (162)#268 (15)#164 (13)#287 (14)#96 (299)——
2023#162 (2,233)#257 (180)#214 (20)#272 (6)#224 (20)#96 (304)——
2022#162 (2,303)#274 (168)#175 (27)#264 (7)#251 (19)#85 (357)——
2021#175 (2,210)#266 (172)#168 (28)#295 (6)#257 (18)#74 (437)——
2020#177 (2,157)#288 (159)#198 (22)#193 (10)#307 (14)#83 (386)——
2019#190 (2,070)#242 (207)#204 (23)#254 (7)#295 (15)#84 (407)——
2018#180 (2,183)#213 (246)#175 (29)#283 (6)#262 (18)#81 (413)——
2017#172 (2,300)#190 (285)#204 (25)#279 (6)#317 (13)#86 (400)——
2016#168 (2,394)#195 (287)#171 (34)#320 (5)#313 (14)#83 (429)#96 (97)—
2015#150 (2,750)#158 (368)#172 (34)#211 (10)#221 (25)#70 (509)#92 (105)#98 (63)
2014#140 (2,891)#159 (360)#170 (34)#281 (6)#252 (21)#67 (510)#83 (119)#80 (79)
2013#129 (2,971)#129 (463)#201 (25)#244 (7)#282 (16)#85 (448)#68 (154)#80 (85)
2012#109 (3,547)#102 (619)#136 (46)#191 (11)#208 (28)#65 (538)#56 (184)#59 (119)
2011#90 (4,603)#86 (747)#124 (51)#218 (9)#204 (28)#45 (712)#42 (214)#64 (104)

Hayden as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Hayden as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Hayden as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#437 (707)————#882 (32)
2024#402 (789)#5,892 (3)———#694 (42)
2023#368 (834)#2,346 (11)———#519 (56)
2022#344 (937)#3,149 (7)———#455 (65)
2021#290 (1,101)#2,341 (11)#792 (3)——#373 (86)
2020#298 (1,086)#3,117 (7)#636 (4)—#834 (3)#367 (86)
2019#294 (1,139)#2,040 (13)#406 (8)——#372 (85)
2018#262 (1,250)#2,187 (12)———#395 (82)
2017#232 (1,359)#2,502 (10)#501 (6)——#384 (87)
2016#206 (1,577)#2,367 (11)#798 (3)#440 (3)—#384 (90)
2015#191 (1,711)#1,783 (16)——#896 (3)#265 (125)
2014#201 (1,668)#1,966 (14)#477 (7)——#331 (100)
2013#193 (1,685)#1,400 (23)#564 (5)——#322 (101)
2012#197 (1,614)#1,720 (17)#525 (6)——#390 (82)
2011#187 (1,692)#2,150 (12)#334 (11)—#798 (4)#296 (111)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2006 at #73.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 24% of US babies named Hayden were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 750 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 750common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 980common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 540common
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Hayden is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 730 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 700 to 1 in 760.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hayden by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #172MEWisconsin: #123WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #130NHWashington: #157WAIdaho: #118IDMontana: #109MTNorth Dakota: #136NDMinnesota: #118MNIllinois: #198ILMichigan: #127MINew York: #224NYMassachusetts: #153MAOregon: #163ORNevada: #160NVWyoming: #39WYSouth Dakota: #192SDIowa: #61IAIndiana: #176INOhio: #133OHPennsylvania: #146PANew Jersey: #268NJConnecticut: #281CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #225CAUtah: #119UTColorado: #161CONebraska: #116NEMissouri: #145MOKentucky: #65KYWest Virginia: #85WVVirginia: #125VAMaryland: #139MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #183AZNew Mexico: #179NMKansas: #175KSArkansas: #134ARTennessee: #152TNNorth Carolina: #136NCSouth Carolina: #106SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #200OKLouisiana: #158LAMississippi: #173MSAlabama: #113ALGeorgia: #158GAHawaii: #214HITexas: #196TXFlorida: #161FL
Hayden (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#9374
Ontario2024#13894

Hayden (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HaydenCanadaGirls#88232
HaydenCanadaBoys#101297
HaydenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
HaydenEngland & WalesBoys#314141
HaydenIrelandGirls—too few
HaydenIrelandBoys#22321
HaydenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HaydenNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
HaydenNSWBoys—too few
HaydenScotlandGirls—too few
HaydenScotlandBoys#20820
HaydenUSGirls#437707
HaydenUSBoys#1612,268
HaydenVICBoys—too few