Haywood vs Hayden

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

Name A

Haywood

Boy name · Rank #6472

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Name B

Hayden

Boy name · Rank #154

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Metric Haywood Hayden
Current Rank #6472 #154
Total Births (all years) 6,541 114,084
Peak Year 1919 2006
Peak Year Births 137 6,470
Peak Decade 1920s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Haywood Hayden
1880s 128 28
1890s 169 73
1900s 238 91
1910s 798 487
1920s 1,073 620
1930s 907 418
1940s 897 435
1950s 798 339
1960s 552 325
1970s 375 446
1980s 226 1,006
1990s 140 16,350
2000s 95 50,049
2010s 86 29,905
2020s 59 13,512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Haywood Hayden
2014 10 2,891
2015 13 2,750
2016 10 2,394
2017 7 2,300
2018 12 2,183
2019 6 2,070
2020 9 2,157
2021 5 2,210
2022 10 2,303
2023 10 2,233
2024 13 2,341
2025 12 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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