Girls' name · since 1920

Haydee

Haydee has 3,414 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#5822
among girls today
3,414
born since 1920
2000s
peak decade
67%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Haydee is the #5822 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,414 recorded since 1920.

Social Security Administration records show Haydee recorded 3,414 times among girls since 1920, holding rank #5822 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.

  • #5822 among girls today
  • 3,414 born since 1920
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 67% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Haydee is currently the #5822 girls' name in America, more common than 67% of girls - 3,414 born since 1920, peaking in the 2000s.

#5822
among girls today
3,414
born since 1920
2000s
peak decade
67%
more common than other girls

Haydee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%67.1%
Haydee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5822
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Haydee was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

87 babies were named Haydee in 2008 - its busiest year on record.

How Haydee compares

3,414 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Haydee's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Haydee Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,414 382 567,345
Peak-year births 87 48 19,840

Haydee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Haydee's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 87, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Haydee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,414

Since 1920

106 years of records

Peak year

2008

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,822

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1920

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2025

Haydee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
87
Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
020406080100 192019491960197119821993200420152025 19

Haydee by decade

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

2000s was Haydee's strongest decade.

598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Haydee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 598 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Haydee compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Haydee's total volume

Haydee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Haydee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Haydee
Haydee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Haydee by state

Where Haydee concentrates geographically, total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Haydee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
850 24.9%
#2 New York
763 22.3%
#3 Texas
389 11.4%
#4 New Jersey
57 1.7%
#5 Illinois
30 0.9%
#6 Florida
21 0.6%
#7 Massachusetts
5 0.1%
California share of Haydee's total US births 24.9%
Even split

850 of 3,414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haydee?
Haydee has been given to 3,414 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #5822 as of the latest data. 87 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Haydee most popular?
Haydee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 598 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Haydee most popular?
The top states for the name Haydee are California (850 births), New York (763 births), Texas (389 births).
How long has the name Haydee been used?
The SSA has tracked Haydee since 1920 -- 106 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Haydee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hayley, Hayden, Haylee, Haylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Haydee's data

  • Haydee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (598 total births); usage has since declined to 140 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Haydees (850 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Haydee: #5822 Girls' Name - 3,414 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/haydee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Haydee 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 June 2026.