Hayden vs Hayward

Side-by-side comparison of Hayden and Hayward - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Hayden

Boy name · Rank #154

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Name B

Hayward

Boy name · Rank #10963

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Metric Hayden Hayward
Current Rank #154 #10963
Total Births (all years) 114,084 5,064
Peak Year 2006 1956
Peak Year Births 6,470 95
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Hayden Hayward
1880s 28 21
1890s 73 68
1900s 91 112
1910s 487 468
1920s 620 814
1930s 418 767
1940s 435 812
1950s 339 744
1960s 325 456
1970s 446 302
1980s 1,006 222
1990s 16,350 146
2000s 50,049 64
2010s 29,905 46
2020s 13,512 22

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hayden Hayward
2014 2,891 5
2015 2,750 11
2016 2,394 -
2017 2,300 8
2018 2,183 -
2019 2,070 6
2020 2,157 6
2021 2,210 -
2022 2,303 -
2023 2,233 5
2024 2,341 6
2025 2,268 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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