Boys' name · since 1985
Haider
1,077 babies named Haider in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Haider is the #2072 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,077 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haider has been recorded 1,077 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #2072 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #4,892 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,072 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,077 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haider ranks #4,892 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,072 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,077 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Haider's 1,077 recorded births place it above 89.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Haider compares
1,077 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Haider's all-time total is 192% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haider | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,077 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haider's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Haider splits its recorded history at 2007: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Haider popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Haider by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (386 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Haider's strongest decade.
386 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Haider births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s
2010s
386 births
- 2020s
2020s
342 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 386 births (36% of all-time use).
How Haider 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 Haider's total volume
Haider by state
Where Haider concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 175 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 70 | 6.5% |
| #3 | California | | 56 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 36 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.5% |
175 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Haider appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Haider's data
- Haider's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (386 total births) through the 2020s (342) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Haiders (175 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Haider
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Haider
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Haider: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Haider 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.