Hayden

Meaning: Hay valley; alternatively, heathen
Origin: Old English or Middle Dutch

Boy's name · #161 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

72% boys · 28% girls — Hayden is also given to girls: 707 in 2025, about 28% in recent years. Hayden →

Popularity over time

Hayden's best rank, #71, came in 2007; it has settled back to #161 today. Roughly 114,000 boys have been named Hayden since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#211 in Scotland (2025) · #220 in France (2025) · #226 in Ireland (2025) · #238 in New Zealand (2025) · #283 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #289 in N. Ireland (2025) · #314 in England & Wales (2025) · #513 in Belgium (2025) · #707 in Netherlands (2025) · #739 in Sweden (2025) · #836 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,475 in Ecuador (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Haydens

Hayden Christensen — Canadian actor (born 1981)
Hayden Foxe — Australian association football player
Hayden White — American historian (1928–2018)
Hayden Roulston — New Zealand cyclist
Hayden Wilde — New Zealand triathlete

In stories & tradition

Hayden Fox — Coach (TV series)
Hayden — Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (video game)

What Haydens become

Among 230 notable people named Hayden:

Sports figures appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hayden Foxe, Australian association football player.

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Hayden is Hunter for a boy.

Similar names: Haiden · Ashton · Aidan · Riley · Camden · Holden

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