Hays vs Hayden

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

Name A

Hays

Boy name · Rank #4204

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Name B

Hayden

Boy name · Rank #154

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Metric Hays Hayden
Current Rank #4204 #154
Total Births (all years) 740 114,084
Peak Year 2024 2006
Peak Year Births 25 6,470
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hays Hayden
1880s 5 28
1890s - 73
1900s 12 91
1910s 83 487
1920s 105 620
1930s 43 418
1940s 45 435
1950s 24 339
1960s 5 325
1970s 17 446
1980s 25 1,006
1990s 20 16,350
2000s 82 50,049
2010s 153 29,905
2020s 121 13,512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hays Hayden
2014 24 2,891
2015 16 2,750
2016 17 2,394
2017 20 2,300
2018 18 2,183
2019 17 2,070
2020 19 2,157
2021 23 2,210
2022 21 2,303
2023 16 2,233
2024 25 2,341
2025 17 2,268

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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