US rank #5761 Boys' name Peak 2010 246 births

Heyden — #5761 US boys' name

246 babies named Heyden in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s712010s1072020s63
#5761
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Heyden was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

17 babies were named Heyden in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heyden

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Heyden between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heyden currently holds the #5761 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heyden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Heyden shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heyden in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 246 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Heyden at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

246

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2010

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,761

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Heyden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
17
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 2024202020162012200820041993 5

Heyden by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
107 births that decade — 43% of Heyden's all-time total
1990s52000s712010s1072020s63

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heyden?
246 babies have been named Heyden since 1993. It currently ranks #5761 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 17 births.
When was Heyden most popular?
Heyden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Heyden been used?
Heyden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Heyden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heyward, Heywood, Heyansh, Heydan, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.