Hayward is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1956 and has since faded.
Hayward is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,707 for boy births in the United States (and #26,149 across all names), given to 5 babies. Hayward was first reported in SSA data in 1884 and peaked in 1956 (95 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,707 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #11,430 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #12,921 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #11,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #11,272 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,149 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #7,242 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #12,761 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | #7,215 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #13,001 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #6,197 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,615 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #9,483 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #12,002 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #9,013 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #7,918 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,199 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,530 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,208 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #5,993 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,279 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #4,259 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #6,100 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | #3,654 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #3,719 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #3,265 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | #3,160 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #3,364 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #3,023 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #3,127 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #2,666 |
| 1986 | 20 | — | #2,633 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | #2,539 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #3,165 |
| 1983 | 30 | — | #1,838 |
| 1982 | 28 | — | #1,952 |
| 1981 | 23 | — | #2,230 |
| 1980 | 30 | — | #1,877 |
| 1979 | 28 | — | #1,920 |
| 1978 | 20 | — | #2,317 |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #2,093 |
| 1976 | 27 | — | #1,847 |
| 1975 | 27 | — | #1,808 |
| 1974 | 35 | — | #1,484 |
| 1973 | 36 | — | #1,414 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | #1,701 |
| 1971 | 32 | — | #1,540 |
| 1970 | 47 | — | #1,210 |
| 1969 | 32 | — | #1,423 |
| 1968 | 46 | — | #1,108 |
| 1967 | 46 | — | #1,092 |
| 1966 | 29 | — | #1,436 |
| 1965 | 42 | — | #1,174 |
| 1964 | 37 | — | #1,297 |
| 1963 | 48 | — | #1,106 |
| 1962 | 50 | — | #1,086 |
| 1961 | 55 | — | #1,053 |
| 1960 | 71 | — | #900 |
| 1959 | 69 | — | #923 |
| 1958 | 66 | — | #938 |
| 1957 | 61 | — | #976 |
| 1956 | 95 | — | #753 |
| 1955 | 72 | — | #869 |
| 1954 | 74 | — | #846 |
| 1953 | 78 | — | #814 |
| 1952 | 73 | — | #826 |
| 1951 | 79 | — | #793 |
| 1950 | 77 | — | #780 |
| 1949 | 91 | — | #719 |
| 1948 | 94 | — | #689 |
| 1947 | 82 | — | #759 |
| 1946 | 87 | — | #696 |
| 1945 | 72 | — | #723 |
| 1944 | 82 | — | #688 |
| 1943 | 88 | — | #685 |
| 1942 | 73 | — | #750 |
| 1941 | 77 | — | #705 |
| 1940 | 66 | — | #761 |
| 1939 | 75 | — | #687 |
| 1938 | 87 | — | #643 |
| 1937 | 83 | — | #653 |
| 1936 | 81 | — | #647 |
| 1935 | 70 | — | #735 |
| 1934 | 82 | — | #671 |
| 1933 | 70 | — | #729 |
| 1932 | 72 | — | #737 |
| 1931 | 76 | — | #692 |
| 1930 | 71 | — | #759 |
| 1929 | 71 | — | #759 |
| 1928 | 90 | — | #661 |
| 1927 | 75 | — | #758 |
| 1926 | 75 | — | #742 |
| 1925 | 90 | — | #675 |
| 1924 | 81 | — | #739 |
| 1923 | 82 | — | #723 |
| 1922 | 88 | — | #697 |
| 1921 | 78 | — | #756 |
| 1920 | 84 | — | #707 |
| 1919 | 75 | — | #741 |
| 1918 | 63 | — | #828 |
| 1917 | 84 | — | #653 |
| 1916 | 62 | — | #785 |
| 1915 | 56 | — | #818 |
| 1914 | 35 | — | #941 |
| 1913 | 30 | — | #907 |
| 1912 | 29 | — | #824 |
| 1911 | 16 | — | #845 |
| 1910 | 18 | — | #717 |
| 1909 | 18 | — | #642 |
| 1908 | 15 | — | #695 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | #757 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | #881 |
| 1905 | 12 | — | #722 |
| 1904 | 11 | — | #740 |
| 1903 | 13 | — | #633 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #887 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #994 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,097 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | #898 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | #1,061 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | #822 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | #856 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | #718 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | #695 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | #793 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,148 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #899 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | #840 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #973 |
| 1884 | 8 | — | #722 |