Unisex (SSA Recorded)English OriginUS Rank #161 in 2025

Hayden

Alternative forms & variants: Haden

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Hay valley or enclosed hedged valley (heg, hay + denu, valley)”

Linguistic heritage: Old English

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:HAY-duhn

IPA (US English):/ˈheɪdən/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20066,470 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#1612,975 births in 2025

Total US Registrations147,508Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio77% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2006 (6,470 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level2,268 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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