Boys' name · since 1880
Haywood
6,541 babies named Haywood in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,813 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,541
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Haywood currently ranks #6813 among boys' names in America, with 6,541 babies recorded since 1880.
Haywood has 6,541 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6813 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,813 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,541 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haywood ranks #1,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,813 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,541 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,813 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,541
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Haywood's 6,541 recorded births place it above 96.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Haywood compares
6,541 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Haywood's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haywood | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,541 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 137 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haywood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Haywood's full recorded timeline at 1952, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 137 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Haywood popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 137
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Haywood by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,073 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Haywood's strongest decade.
1,073 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Haywood births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 128
1880s
128 births
- 1890s 169
1890s
169 births
- 1900s 238
1900s
238 births
- 1910s
1910s
798 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,073 births
- 1930s
1930s
907 births
- 1940s
1940s
897 births
- 1950s
1950s
798 births
- 1960s
1960s
552 births
- 1970s 375
1970s
375 births
- 1980s 226
1980s
226 births
- 1990s 140
1990s
140 births
- 2000s 95
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 86
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,073 births (16% of all-time use).
How Haywood 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 Haywood's total volume
Haywood by state
Where Haywood concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 1,701 | 26.0% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 592 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 311 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 163 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 158 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 142 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 92 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 73 | 1.1% |
1,701 of 6,541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Haywood appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Haywood's data
- Haywood's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,073 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Haywoods (1,701 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Haywood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Haywood 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.