Boys' name · since 1914
Haden
3,886 babies named Haden in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,671 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,886
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,886 babies have been named Haden since 1914, making it today's #3671 boys' name.
Haden has 3,886 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3671 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,144 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,671 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,886 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haden ranks #2,144 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,671 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,886 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,671 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,886
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haden's 3,886 recorded births place it above 95.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Haden compares
3,886 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Haden's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,886 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 230 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Haden's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 230, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Haden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 230
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Haden popularity over time - girls
167 total births recorded since 1987 (Haden as girls' name)
Haden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,863 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Haden's strongest decade.
1,863 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Haden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 48
1910s
48 births
- 1920s 108
1920s
108 births
- 1930s 50
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
844 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,863 births
- 2010s 678
2010s
678 births
- 2020s 164
2020s
164 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,863 births (48% of all-time use).
How Haden 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 Haden's total volume
Haden by state
Where Haden concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 508 | 13.1% |
| #2 | California | | 133 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 123 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 98 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 97 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 89 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 86 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 82 | 2.1% |
508 of 3,886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Haden appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Haden's data
- Haden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,863 total births); usage has since declined to 164 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hadens (508 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Haden: 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 (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Haden 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.