Boys' name · since 1912
Heywood
305 babies named Heywood in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 305
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Heywood sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 305 recorded since 1912.
Heywood has 305 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1912 to 1963.
- #10,477 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 305 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heywood ranks #10,477 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 305 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 305
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Heywood's 305 recorded births place it above 76.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Heywood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Heywood's full recorded timeline at 1934, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Heywood popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1963
- Peak year (1925)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Heywood by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Heywood's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Heywood births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
52 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (29% of all-time use).
Heywood by state
Where Heywood concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 305 births nationwide.
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What to do with Heywood's data
- Heywood's decade-level peak was the 1920s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Heywoods (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Heywood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1912–1963 (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 Heywood 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.