Hayden
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About Hayden
A newly successful name for girls, which, like Brayden and Caden, used to be strictly for the boys. Young Heroes and now Nashville star Hayden Panettiere planted it in the girls' camp.
Pronounced HAY-dun.
As of October 2026, Hayden ranked #437 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #127 in 2008, Nameberry popularity #618.
Editor's take: The name Hayden is a girl's name of English origin meaning "hay hill; hay valley".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #201 | 1,668 | 933.7 |
| 2015 | #191 | 1,711 | 958.5 |
| 2016 | #206 | 1,577 | 889.9 |
| 2017 | #233 | 1,358 | 786.6 |
| 2018 | #261 | 1,250 | 734.8 |
| 2019 | #294 | 1,139 | 678.6 |
| 2020 | #298 | 1,086 | 671.8 |
| 2021 | #291 | 1,100 | 670.4 |
| 2022 | #343 | 935 | 570.1 |
| 2023 | #368 | 833 | 519.1 |
| 2024 | #401 | 787 | 485.7 |
| 2025 | #437 | 707 | 439.9 |
World rankings
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Hayden on lists
Famous Haydens
- Hayden Jacklin
American child model; twin sister of Hannah
- Hayden Carson Begley (b. 2000)
American reality TV personality; daughter of actor Ed Begley, Jr.
- Hayden Victoria Thompson (b. 2003)
son of politician Fred Thompson and commentator Jeri Kehn Thompson
- Hayden Bereta
daughter of YouTuber Joe Bereta of Bereta and Bereta
- Hayden Barney (b. 2009)
daughter of baseball player Darwin Barney
- Hayden Victoria Hesterberg (b. 2011)
daughter of actress Liza Huber; granddaughter of actress Susan Lucci
- Hayden Lepsis (b. 2004)
daughter of NFL player Matt Lepsis
- Hayden Alan ( b. 2017)
daughter of actors Camilla Luddington and Matt Alan
- Hayden Panettiere
American actress
Hayden in pop culture
- Hayden McClaine
character in the Tv,series American Horror Story
- Hayden Romero
character in MTV's Teen Wolf