Unisex name · since 1915
Haydn
1,845 babies named Haydn in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,845
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haydn currently ranks #5902 among unisex names in America, with 1,845 babies recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Haydn recorded 1,845 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #5902 nationally today, ahead of 58% of boys, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #3,475 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,902 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,845 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haydn ranks #3,475 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,902 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,845 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,845
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haydn's 1,845 recorded births place it above 92.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Haydn compares
1,845 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Haydn's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haydn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,845 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haydn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Haydn's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 104, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Haydn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Haydn popularity over time - girls
402 total births recorded since 1992 (Haydn as girls' name)
Haydn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (883 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Haydn's strongest decade.
883 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Haydn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 346
1990s
346 births
- 2000s
2000s
883 births
- 2010s
2010s
389 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 883 births (48% of all-time use).
How Haydn 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 Haydn's total volume
Haydn by state
Where Haydn concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 87 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 69 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 42 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 12 | 0.7% |
87 of 1,845 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Haydn appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Haydn's data
- Haydn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (883 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Haydns (87 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Haydn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Haydn 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.