Hayden is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Hayden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #161 among boys (2,268) and #437 among girls (707) — overall #215 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,975 | 2,980 | #437 | #161 |
| 2024 | 3,130 | 3,130 | #402 | #154 |
| 2023 | 3,067 | 3,067 | #368 | #162 |
| 2022 | 3,240 | 3,240 | #344 | #162 |
| 2021 | 3,311 | 3,311 | #290 | #175 |
| 2020 | 3,243 | 3,243 | #298 | #177 |
| 2019 | 3,209 | 3,215 | #294 | #190 |
| 2018 | 3,433 | 3,433 | #262 | #180 |
| 2017 | 3,659 | 3,665 | #232 | #172 |
| 2016 | 3,971 | 3,971 | #206 | #168 |
| 2015 | 4,461 | 4,467 | #191 | #150 |
| 2014 | 4,559 | 4,559 | #201 | #140 |
| 2013 | 4,656 | 4,656 | #193 | #129 |
| 2012 | 5,161 | 5,167 | #197 | #109 |
| 2011 | 6,295 | 6,300 | #187 | #90 |
| 2010 | 6,088 | 6,088 | #162 | #96 |
| 2009 | 7,343 | 7,343 | #131 | #91 |
| 2008 | 8,611 | 8,611 | #127 | #76 |
| 2007 | 8,015 | 8,015 | #195 | #71 |
| 2006 | 7,231 | 7,231 | #418 | #73 |
| 2005 | 6,663 | 6,663 | #417 | #76 |
| 2004 | 5,502 | 5,502 | #582 | #87 |
| 2003 | 5,591 | 5,591 | #570 | #84 |
| 2002 | 4,561 | 4,561 | #610 | #96 |
| 2001 | 3,627 | 3,627 | #682 | #117 |
| 2000 | 3,392 | 3,392 | #685 | #129 |
| 1999 | 2,682 | 2,682 | #812 | #150 |
| 1998 | 2,397 | 2,397 | #837 | #160 |
| 1997 | 2,252 | — | #1,046 | #167 |
| 1996 | 2,198 | — | #1,023 | #168 |
| 1995 | 2,053 | — | #1,122 | #172 |
| 1994 | 1,945 | — | #1,161 | #176 |
| 1993 | 1,466 | — | #1,240 | #224 |
| 1992 | 1,271 | — | #1,438 | #249 |
| 1991 | 1,003 | — | #1,840 | #282 |
| 1990 | 653 | — | #2,757 | #379 |
| 1989 | 282 | — | #2,629 | #648 |
| 1988 | 151 | — | #2,892 | #893 |
| 1987 | 152 | — | #3,363 | #834 |
| 1986 | 114 | — | #3,483 | #975 |
| 1985 | 98 | — | #4,329 | #1,023 |
| 1984 | 85 | — | #4,809 | #1,071 |
| 1983 | 75 | — | #5,576 | #1,135 |
| 1982 | 99 | — | #3,815 | #1,026 |
| 1981 | 83 | — | #4,603 | #1,116 |
| 1980 | 90 | — | #6,454 | #1,013 |
| 1979 | 77 | — | #4,918 | #1,131 |
| 1978 | 69 | — | #4,767 | #1,208 |
| 1977 | 61 | — | #5,028 | #1,295 |
| 1976 | 60 | — | #5,341 | #1,244 |
| 1975 | 55 | — | #4,218 | #1,388 |
| 1974 | 46 | — | #5,488 | #1,453 |
| 1973 | 50 | — | #6,281 | #1,281 |
| 1972 | 29 | — | — | #1,618 |
| 1971 | 45 | — | #7,714 | #1,361 |
| 1970 | 51 | — | #7,381 | #1,242 |
| 1969 | 47 | — | #6,929 | #1,240 |
| 1968 | 32 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1967 | 29 | — | — | #1,424 |
| 1966 | 24 | — | — | #1,600 |
| 1965 | 31 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1964 | 37 | — | — | #1,296 |
| 1963 | 28 | — | — | #1,495 |
| 1962 | 38 | — | — | #1,263 |
| 1961 | 30 | — | — | #1,478 |
| 1960 | 35 | — | — | #1,348 |
| 1959 | 45 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1958 | 30 | — | — | #1,430 |
| 1957 | 25 | — | — | #1,602 |
| 1956 | 37 | — | — | #1,269 |
| 1955 | 24 | — | — | #1,586 |
| 1954 | 36 | — | — | #1,254 |
| 1953 | 32 | — | — | #1,345 |
| 1952 | 28 | — | — | #1,442 |
| 1951 | 37 | — | — | #1,204 |
| 1950 | 45 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1949 | 35 | — | — | #1,214 |
| 1948 | 41 | — | — | #1,115 |
| 1947 | 55 | — | — | #959 |
| 1946 | 44 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1945 | 38 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1944 | 47 | — | — | #939 |
| 1943 | 49 | — | — | #966 |
| 1942 | 47 | — | — | #976 |
| 1941 | 42 | — | — | #996 |
| 1940 | 37 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1939 | 29 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1938 | 37 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1937 | 36 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1936 | 44 | — | — | #929 |
| 1935 | 52 | — | — | #876 |
| 1934 | 48 | — | — | #913 |
| 1933 | 41 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1932 | 43 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1931 | 38 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1930 | 50 | — | — | #963 |
| 1929 | 50 | — | — | #955 |
| 1928 | 56 | — | — | #895 |
| 1927 | 54 | — | — | #943 |
| 1926 | 58 | — | — | #882 |
| 1925 | 62 | — | — | #848 |
| 1924 | 60 | — | — | #903 |
| 1923 | 76 | — | — | #753 |
| 1922 | 70 | — | — | #804 |
| 1921 | 70 | — | — | #818 |
| 1920 | 64 | — | — | #848 |
| 1919 | 66 | — | — | #806 |
| 1918 | 65 | — | — | #811 |
| 1917 | 69 | — | — | #755 |
| 1916 | 61 | — | — | #793 |
| 1915 | 67 | — | — | #726 |
| 1914 | 46 | — | — | #781 |
| 1913 | 39 | — | — | #752 |
| 1912 | 43 | — | — | #643 |
| 1911 | 19 | — | — | #740 |
| 1910 | 12 | — | — | #952 |
| 1909 | 14 | — | — | #780 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #984 |
| 1907 | 9 | — | — | #960 |
| 1906 | 11 | — | — | #780 |
| 1905 | 10 | — | — | #813 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | — | #840 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | — | #956 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | — | #895 |
| 1900 | 10 | — | — | #871 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #746 |
| 1898 | 11 | — | — | #682 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #820 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | — | #855 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #927 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #826 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #665 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | — | #778 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #924 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #972 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #873 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,005 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #973 |