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Hayden

Hayden: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“hay valley”
Origin
English
Say it
HAY-dən · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (23% girls, 77% boys since 1880)

From an English surname derived from place names, usually from elements meaning 'hay' and 'valley' or 'hill'. Several Old English place-name sources may underlie it.

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How popular is Hayden?

2024939 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Hayden in 20243,124

2024 rank#154 boys

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 1880144,513

Hayden is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.

Names like Hayden

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Haidenhay valley · English
  • Averyruler of elves · English
  • Riverriver · English
  • Sawyerwoodcutter · English
  • TatumTata's homestead · English
  • EmersonEmery's son · English
  • Sagewise one; sage plant · English
  • Remingtonsettlement by the streambank · English

Hayden questions

What does the name Hayden mean?

Hayden means "hay valley". It comes from English. From an English surname derived from place names, usually from elements meaning 'hay' and 'valley' or 'hill'. Several Old English place-name sources may underlie it.

Is Hayden a boy or girl name?

Hayden is used for both: about 23% of US babies named Hayden since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Hayden?

3,124 US babies were named Hayden in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Hayden?

Hayden is usually pronounced HAY-dən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.