Unisex name · since 1920
Haydon
Haydon has 1,192 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,253 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,192
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haydon currently ranks #7253 among unisex names in America, with 1,192 babies recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Haydon recorded 1,192 times among boys since 1920, holding rank #7253 nationally today, ahead of 48% 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 1920 to 2025.
- #4,604 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,253 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,192 born since 1920
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haydon ranks #4,604 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,253 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,192 born since 1920, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,253 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,192
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haydon's 1,192 recorded births place it above 89.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Haydon compares
1,192 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Haydon's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haydon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,192 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Haydon's full recorded timeline at 2006, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Haydon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Haydon popularity over time - girls
71 total births recorded since 2006 (Haydon as girls' name)
Haydon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (591 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Haydon's strongest decade.
591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Haydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1990s 188
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
591 births
- 2010s
2010s
325 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 591 births (50% of all-time use).
How Haydon 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 Haydon's total volume
Haydon by state
Where Haydon concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 75 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
75 of 1,192 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Haydon appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Haydon's data
- Haydon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (591 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Haydons (75 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 Haydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Haydon 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.