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.

Hayward

#1,719 most common boys' name of all time · #4,177 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1884–2025

Rank among boys
#1,719
Rank overall
#4,177 of 105,966
First appeared
1884
Years on the list
130 of 146
All-time
5,064
Since 2016
36
Peak year
1956 #755
Best rank
#643 1938
Girls Boys peak 95/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Hayward first appears in 1884. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 5 5 #12,049
2024 — 6 6 #10,968
2023 — 5 5 #12,300
2020 — 6 6 #10,655
2019 — 6 6 #10,843
2017 — 8 8 #8,869
2015 — 11 11 #7,079
2014 — 5 5 #12,159
2013 — 11 11 #7,044
2011 — 5 5 #12,322
2008 — 14 14 #6,083
2006 — 12 12 #6,480
2005 — 7 7 #9,150
2004 — 5 5 #11,398
2003 — 7 7 #8,676
2002 — 8 8 #7,677
2001 — 5 5 #10,593
2000 — 6 6 #9,166
1999 — 10 10 #6,070
1998 — 10 10 #5,865
1997 — 9 9 #6,132
1996 — 15 15 #4,208
1995 — 9 9 #5,949
1994 — 18 18 #3,612
1993 — 17 17 #3,672
1992 — 20 20 #3,232
1991 — 20 20 #3,126
1990 — 18 18 #3,332
1989 — 20 20 #3,002
1988 — 17 17 #3,099
1987 — 20 20 #2,654
1986 — 20 20 #2,612
1985 — 20 20 #2,521
1984 — 14 14 #3,127
1983 — 30 30 #1,830
1982 — 28 28 #1,947
1981 — 23 23 #2,217
1980 — 30 30 #1,869
1979 — 28 28 #1,917
1978 — 20 20 #2,295
1977 — 23 23 #2,073
1976 — 27 27 #1,838
1975 — 27 27 #1,796
1974 — 35 35 #1,478
1973 — 36 36 #1,407
1972 — 27 27 #1,686
1971 — 32 32 #1,536
1970 — 47 47 #1,210
1969 — 32 32 #1,417
1968 — 46 46 #1,106
1967 — 46 46 #1,090
1966 — 29 29 #1,434
1965 — 42 42 #1,176
1964 — 37 37 #1,298
1963 — 48 48 #1,109
1962 — 50 50 #1,087
1961 — 55 55 #1,055
1960 — 71 71 #900
1959 — 69 69 #922
1958 — 66 66 #940
1957 — 61 61 #976
1956 — 95 95 #755
1955 — 72 72 #867
1954 — 74 74 #844
1953 — 78 78 #816
1952 — 73 73 #825
1951 — 79 79 #795
1950 — 77 77 #780
1949 — 91 91 #721
1948 — 94 94 #689
1947 — 82 82 #760
1946 — 87 87 #696
1945 — 72 72 #722
1944 — 82 82 #693
1943 — 88 88 #686
1942 — 73 73 #754
1941 — 77 77 #705
1940 — 66 66 #764
1939 — 75 75 #688
1938 — 87 87 #643
1937 — 83 83 #652
1936 — 81 81 #649
1935 — 70 70 #737
1934 — 82 82 #672
1933 — 70 70 #732
1932 — 72 72 #738
1931 — 76 76 #692
1930 — 71 71 #762
1929 — 71 71 #760
1928 — 90 90 #662
1927 — 75 75 #759
1926 — 75 75 #742
1925 — 90 90 #675
1924 — 81 81 #741
1923 — 82 82 #723
1922 — 88 88 #697
1921 — 78 78 #757
1920 — 84 84 #711
1919 — 75 75 #741
1918 — 63 63 #829
1917 — 84 84 #654
1916 — 62 62 #789
1915 — 56 56 #820
1914 — 35 35 #939
1913 — 30 30 #906
1912 — 29 29 #830
1911 — 16 16 #850
1910 — 18 18 #727
1909 — 18 18 #651
1908 — 15 15 #706
1907 — 13 13 #768
1906 — 9 9 #904
1905 — 12 12 #732
1904 — 11 11 #751
1903 — 13 13 #653
1902 — 8 8 #914
1901 — 6 6 #1,027
1900 — 7 7 #1,115
1899 — 7 7 #910
1898 — 6 6 #1,083
1897 — 8 8 #840
1896 — 8 8 #885
1895 — 10 10 #729
1894 — 10 10 #726
1893 — 8 8 #825
1892 — 5 5 #1,188
1891 — 6 6 #935
1889 — 7 7 #859
1888 — 6 6 #1,002
1884 — 8 8 #760