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Hayden name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Hayden ranks #161 in male records (2,268 reported) and #437 in female records (707 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#437 · 707 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 82 female records (789 to 707); rank moved from #402 to #437.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 394 female records (1,101 to 707); rank moved from #290 to #437.
2025 male rank and count
#161 · 2,268 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 73 male records (2,341 to 2,268); rank moved from #154 to #161.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 58 male records (2,210 to 2,268); rank moved from #175 to #161.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,394 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Hayden becoming more popular?

Hayden's reported male count decreased by 73 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #154 to #161. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Hayden in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for HaydenFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,3940201620252016: 1,577 female records2017: 1,359 female records2018: 1,250 female records2019: 1,139 female records2020: 1,086 female records2021: 1,101 female records2022: 937 female records2023: 834 female records2024: 789 female records2025: 707 female records2016: 2,394 male records2017: 2,300 male records2018: 2,183 male records2019: 2,070 male records2020: 2,157 male records2021: 2,210 male records2022: 2,303 male records2023: 2,233 male records2024: 2,341 male records2025: 2,268 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20257074372,268161
20247894022,341154
20238343682,233162
20229373442,303162
20211,1012902,210175
20201,0862982,157177
20191,1392942,070190
20181,2502622,183180
20171,3592322,300172
20161,5772062,394168

Questions about Hayden’s popularity

How common is Hayden in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Hayden ranks #161 in male records (2,268 reported) and #437 in female records (707 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Hayden?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Hayden only.

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