Is Hayden a boy or girl name?
Hayden is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 787 girls and 2,337 boys were named Hayden, so 25.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 22.6% of the 144,513 US babies named Hayden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #154
- Girl rank, 2024
- #401
- Babies named Hayden since 1880
- 144,513
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 8,611 babies
Boys and girls named Hayden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 487 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 620 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 418 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 435 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 339 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 325 | 6 | 1.8% |
| 1970s | 447 | 97 | 17.8% |
| 1980s | 1,008 | 223 | 18.1% |
| 1990s | 16,350 | 1,570 | 8.8% |
| 2000s | 50,049 | 10,487 | 17.3% |
| 2010s | 29,901 | 15,586 | 34.3% |
| 2020s | 11,232 | 4,741 | 29.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,337 | #154 | 787 | #401 |
| 2023 | 2,230 | #162 | 833 | #368 |
| 2022 | 2,301 | #162 | 935 | #343 |
| 2021 | 2,208 | #175 | 1,100 | #291 |
| 2020 | 2,156 | #177 | 1,086 | #298 |
| 2019 | 2,068 | #190 | 1,139 | #294 |
| 2018 | 2,182 | #180 | 1,250 | #261 |
| 2017 | 2,300 | #172 | 1,358 | #233 |
| 2016 | 2,394 | #168 | 1,577 | #206 |
| 2015 | 2,750 | #150 | 1,711 | #191 |
| 2014 | 2,891 | #140 | 1,668 | #201 |
| 2013 | 2,970 | #129 | 1,685 | #193 |
| 2012 | 3,547 | #109 | 1,614 | #197 |
| 2011 | 4,603 | #90 | 1,692 | #187 |
| 2010 | 4,196 | #96 | 1,892 | #162 |
| 2009 | 4,868 | #91 | 2,475 | #131 |
| 2008 | 5,949 | #76 | 2,662 | #127 |
| 2007 | 6,278 | #71 | 1,737 | #195 |
| 2006 | 6,470 | #73 | 761 | #418 |
| 2005 | 5,916 | #76 | 747 | #417 |
| 2004 | 5,019 | #87 | 483 | #582 |
| 2003 | 5,101 | #84 | 490 | #570 |
| 2002 | 4,142 | #96 | 419 | #610 |
| 2001 | 3,262 | #117 | 365 | #682 |
| 2000 | 3,044 | #129 | 348 | #685 |
| 1999 | 2,414 | #150 | 268 | #812 |
| 1998 | 2,143 | #160 | 254 | #837 |
| 1997 | 2,069 | #167 | 183 | #1,046 |
| 1996 | 2,015 | #168 | 183 | #1,023 |
| 1995 | 1,895 | #172 | 158 | #1,122 |
| 1994 | 1,792 | #176 | 153 | #1,161 |
| 1993 | 1,326 | #224 | 140 | #1,240 |
| 1992 | 1,159 | #249 | 112 | #1,438 |
| 1991 | 926 | #282 | 77 | #1,840 |
| 1990 | 611 | #379 | 42 | #2,757 |
| 1989 | 239 | #648 | 43 | #2,629 |
| 1988 | 115 | #893 | 36 | #2,892 |
| 1987 | 125 | #834 | 27 | #3,363 |
| 1986 | 89 | #975 | 25 | #3,483 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,016 | 18 | #4,329 |
| 1984 | 70 | #1,071 | 15 | #4,809 |
| 1983 | 64 | #1,123 | 12 | #5,576 |
| 1982 | 78 | #1,026 | 21 | #3,815 |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,116 | 16 | #4,602 |
| 1980 | 80 | #1,013 | 10 | #6,454 |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,131 | 14 | #4,918 |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,208 | 14 | #4,766 |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,275 | 13 | #5,027 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,245 | 11 | #5,341 |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,388 | 15 | #4,218 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,453 | 10 | #5,488 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,281 | 8 | #6,282 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,361 | 6 | #7,712 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,242 | 6 | #7,381 |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,240 | 6 | #6,932 |
| 1968 | 32 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 35 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 45 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 30 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 36 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 45 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 55 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 44 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 38 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 47 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 49 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 47 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 42 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 37 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 29 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 37 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 44 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 52 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 48 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 41 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 43 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 38 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 50 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 50 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 56 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 54 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 58 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 62 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 60 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 76 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 70 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 70 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 64 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 66 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 65 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 69 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 61 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 67 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 46 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 39 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 43 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 19 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 10 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #973 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hayden reached #71 in 2007. As a girl name, it reached #127 in 2008. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hayden
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.