Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Hayden**

#238 most common boys' name of all time · #516 across all names · 77% male / 23% female · used 1880–2025 · genuinely unisex

Rank among boys
#238
Rank overall
#516 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
140 of 146
All-time
147,508
Since 2016
33,238
Peak year
2008 #76
Best rank
#71 2007
Girls Boys peak 8,611/yr
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Hayden is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 707 2,268 2,975 #161
2024 789 2,341 3,130 #154
2023 834 2,233 3,067 #162
2022 937 2,303 3,240 #162
2021 1,101 2,210 3,311 #175
2020 1,086 2,157 3,243 #177
2019 1,139 2,070 3,209 #190
2018 1,250 2,183 3,433 #180
2017 1,359 2,300 3,659 #172
2016 1,577 2,394 3,971 #168
2015 1,711 2,750 4,461 #150
2014 1,668 2,891 4,559 #140
2013 1,685 2,971 4,656 #129
2012 1,614 3,547 5,161 #109
2011 1,692 4,603 6,295 #90
2010 1,892 4,196 6,088 #96
2009 2,475 4,868 7,343 #91
2008 2,662 5,949 8,611 #76
2007 1,737 6,278 8,015 #71
2006 761 6,470 7,231 #73
2005 747 5,916 6,663 #76
2004 483 5,019 5,502 #87
2003 490 5,101 5,591 #84
2002 419 4,142 4,561 #96
2001 365 3,262 3,627 #117
2000 348 3,044 3,392 #129
1999 268 2,414 2,682 #150
1998 254 2,143 2,397 #160
1997 183 2,069 2,252 #167
1996 183 2,015 2,198 #168
1995 158 1,895 2,053 #172
1994 153 1,792 1,945 #176
1993 140 1,326 1,466 #224
1992 112 1,159 1,271 #249
1991 77 926 1,003 #282
1990 42 611 653 #379
1989 43 239 282 #648
1988 36 115 151 #892
1987 27 125 152 #834
1986 25 89 114 #976
1985 18 80 98 #1,021
1984 15 70 85 #1,070
1983 12 63 75 #1,131
1982 21 78 99 #1,025
1981 16 67 83 #1,116
1980 10 80 90 #1,012
1979 14 63 77 #1,128
1978 14 55 69 #1,205
1977 13 48 61 #1,292
1976 11 49 60 #1,245
1975 15 40 55 #1,383
1974 10 36 46 #1,449
1973 8 42 50 #1,273
1972 29 29 #1,612
1971 6 39 45 #1,357
1970 6 45 51 #1,241
1969 6 41 47 #1,236
1968 32 32 #1,372
1967 29 29 #1,421
1966 24 24 #1,587
1965 31 31 #1,387
1964 37 37 #1,294
1963 28 28 #1,490
1962 38 38 #1,263
1961 30 30 #1,476
1960 35 35 #1,343
1959 45 45 #1,160
1958 30 30 #1,427
1957 25 25 #1,594
1956 37 37 #1,266
1955 24 24 #1,582
1954 36 36 #1,250
1953 32 32 #1,337
1952 28 28 #1,441
1951 37 37 #1,199
1950 45 45 #1,057
1949 35 35 #1,213
1948 41 41 #1,113
1947 55 55 #961
1946 44 44 #1,034
1945 38 38 #1,049
1944 47 47 #941
1943 49 49 #961
1942 47 47 #979
1941 42 42 #993
1940 37 37 #1,075
1939 29 29 #1,222
1938 37 37 #1,069
1937 36 36 #1,082
1936 44 44 #930
1935 52 52 #876
1934 48 48 #913
1933 41 41 #1,002
1932 43 43 #1,012
1931 38 38 #1,106
1930 50 50 #964
1929 50 50 #955
1928 56 56 #895
1927 54 54 #943
1926 58 58 #879
1925 62 62 #847
1924 60 60 #900
1923 76 76 #753
1922 70 70 #804
1921 70 70 #816
1920 64 64 #850
1919 66 66 #803
1918 65 65 #814
1917 69 69 #755
1916 61 61 #794
1915 67 67 #730
1914 46 46 #782
1913 39 39 #753
1912 43 43 #642
1911 19 19 #746
1910 12 12 #951
1909 14 14 #777
1908 9 9 #972
1907 9 9 #961
1906 11 11 #783
1905 10 10 #810
1904 9 9 #846
1903 7 7 #962
1902 5 5 #1,192
1901 7 7 #895
1900 10 10 #868
1899 9 9 #753
1898 11 11 #688
1897 8 8 #822
1896 8 8 #866
1895 7 7 #921
1893 5 5 #1,088
1892 8 8 #823
1891 9 9 #677
1890 8 8 #794
1889 6 6 #916
1888 6 6 #965
1885 6 6 #885
1882 5 5 #999
1880 5 5 #980