Hayden
Top 1000
About Hayden
Hayden – a formerly obscure name that's risen to huge popularity – has dipped in this year's ratings. Though Hayden is among the most distinctive of the bunch, it gets lost in the crowd of Jaidens, Bradens, Aidans, and endless variations. Associated with Hayden Christensen, of Star Wars fame.
Musical parents might prefer to give it a different twist as Haydn (pronounced HIGH-den), as in the composer.
Pronounced HAY-dun.
As of October 2026, Hayden ranked #161 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #71 in 2007, Nameberry popularity #138.
Editor's take: The name Hayden is a boy's name of English origin meaning "hay valley".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #140 | 2,891 | 1,505 |
| 2015 | #150 | 2,750 | 1,434.7 |
| 2016 | #168 | 2,394 | 1,261.5 |
| 2017 | #172 | 2,300 | 1,242.6 |
| 2018 | #180 | 2,182 | 1,201.4 |
| 2019 | #190 | 2,068 | 1,152.6 |
| 2020 | #177 | 2,156 | 1,249.1 |
| 2021 | #175 | 2,208 | 1,262.1 |
| 2022 | #162 | 2,301 | 1,317.9 |
| 2023 | #162 | 2,230 | 1,303.7 |
| 2024 | #154 | 2,337 | 1,356.4 |
| 2025 | #161 | 2,268 | 1,327.8 |
World rankings
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Hayden on lists
Famous Haydens
- Hayden Smith
American football player
- Hayden Christensen
Canadian,American actor
- William Henry "Hayden" Rorke
American actor
- Hayden (born Paul Hayden Desser)
Canadian singer,songwriter
- Hayden Carruth
American poet and literary critic
- Hayden Scott Epstein
American NFL football player
- Hayden Vernon Foxe
Australian footballer
- (John) Hayden Fry
American college football coach
- Hayden Ian Mullins
English football player
- Hayden Turner
Australian television presenter and zookeeper
- Hayden White
American historian
- Hayden Byerly
American actor
- Hayden Walsh
son of TV presenter John Walsh ("America's Most Wanted")
- Hayden Lepsis (b. 2004)
son of NFL player Matt Lepsis
- Hayden Connor Lucas (b. 2006)
son of author and activist Geralyn Lucas
- Hayden Florence (b. 2007)
son of TV chef Tyler Florence and beauty queen Tolan Clark
- Hayden Barch (b. 2007)
son of ice hockey player Kris Barch
- Hayden Lynch
son of politician John Lynch
- Hayden Joel Henricks (b. 2016)
son of actors Ashley Jones and Joel Henricks
Hayden in pop culture
- Hayden Fox
main character on TV's "Coach"
- Hayden Keyes
character on TV's "Northern Exposure"
- Hayden Fire Dancer
character from the Seven Realms Series by Cinda Williams Chima
- Hayden Loring
character on TV's "Safe Harbor"
- Hayden Pike
Character in the book series "Game Changers" by Rachel Reid