Unisex name · since 1989
Hadden
Hadden has 501 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,958 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 501
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hadden is the #6958 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 501 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadden has been recorded 501 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #6958 nationally and more common than 50% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,892 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,958 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 501 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadden ranks #7,892 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,958 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 501 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,958 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 501
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hadden's 501 recorded births place it above 82.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hadden compares
501 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hadden's all-time total is 36% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hadden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 501 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hadden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hadden splits its recorded history at 2009: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hadden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Hadden popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 2003 (Hadden as girls' name)
Hadden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (281 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Hadden's strongest decade.
281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Hadden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
281 births
- 2010s 112
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 281 births (56% of all-time use).
How Hadden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hadden's total volume
Hadden by state
Where Hadden concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Hadden's data
- Hadden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (281 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Haddens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hadden
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hadden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hadden draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.