Heyward vs Heyden

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

Name A

Heyward

Boy name

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Name B

Heyden

Boy name · Rank #5761

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Metric Heyward Heyden
Current Rank Unranked #5761
Total Births (all years) 2,018 246
Peak Year 1928 2010
Peak Year Births 43 17
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1896 1993

Births by Decade

Decade Heyward Heyden
1890ss 11 —
1900ss 45 —
1910ss 196 —
1920ss 343 —
1930ss 330 —
1940ss 316 —
1950ss 301 —
1960ss 195 —
1970ss 109 —
1980ss 86 —
1990ss 35 5
2000ss 5 71
2010ss 32 107
2020ss 14 63

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Heyward Heyden
2014 — 10
2015 8 8
2016 — 7
2017 5 7
2018 — 10
2019 — 11
2020 9 9
2021 — 13
2022 — 11
2023 5 14
2024 — 16

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, 1896–2023.

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