Recorded 1989–2023 Unisex name Peak 2006 489 births

Hadden — boys' name

489 babies named Hadden in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s592000s2812010s1122020s32
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Hadden was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

40 babies were named Hadden in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hadden

The Social Security Administration has registered 489 babies named Hadden between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hadden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 40 babies received it in a single year. Hadden is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 38 additional births since 2003.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hadden performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 281 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hadden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Hadden in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hadden in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 489 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hadden at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

489

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2006

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Hadden popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
40
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
01020304050 202320192015201120072003199919931989 5

Hadden popularity over time — girls

38 total births recorded since 2003 (Hadden as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
4.555.566.5 2023202120162015201120042003 5

Hadden by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
281 births that decade — 57% of Hadden's all-time total
1980s51990s592000s2812010s1122020s32

Hadden by state

Where Hadden concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Hadden
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.0%
#3 Washington
5 1.0%
California share of Hadden's total US births 1.0%
Even split

5 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hadden?
489 babies have been named Hadden since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 40 births.
When was Hadden most popular?
Hadden was most popular in the 2000s decade with 281 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Hadden most popular?
The top states for the name Hadden are California (5 births), Texas (5 births), Washington (5 births).
Is Hadden a unisex name?
Yes, Hadden is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 489 births, and as a girl's name it has 38 births.
How long has the name Hadden been used?
Hadden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Hadden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haden, Hadi, Hadley, Hadrian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.