Haywood

Haywood: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“hedged wood”
Origin
English
Say it
HAY-wuud · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an English surname and place-name, from elements meaning 'hay enclosure' or 'hedge' and 'wood.' It is primarily a surname but occasionally used as a given name.

How popular is Haywood?

20243.9 per million US babies
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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 Haywood in 202413

Peak year1883

Total US babies since 18806,530

Haywood is steady now but far below its 1883 peak.

Names like Haywood

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
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  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Haywood questions

What does the name Haywood mean?

Haywood means "hedged wood". It comes from English. From an English surname and place-name, from elements meaning 'hay enclosure' or 'hedge' and 'wood.' It is primarily a surname but occasionally used as a given name.

Is Haywood a boy or girl name?

Haywood is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Haywood?

13 US babies were named Haywood in 2024. Its peak year was 1883.

How do you pronounce Haywood?

Haywood is usually pronounced HAY-wuud.

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.