Haydn
Haydn was the 5957th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1330th with 104 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,143 places. More babies were named Haydn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,957 boys, down 1,635 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- 22% girls, 78% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,247babies recorded
Haydn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,755 | #5,957 | 5 | 15 |
| 2020 | #14,070 | #4,322 | 6 | 23 |
| 2010 | #8,418 | #2,060 | 14 | 66 |
| 2000 | #10,194 | #1,545 | 9 | 78 |
| 1990 | — | #6,045 | — | 8 |
| 1980 | — | #6,633 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,580 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Haydn, counting every spelling?
Haydn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 23 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haydn | 15 | #5,957 | 113 |
| Heiden | 8 | #9,214 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Haydn?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Haydn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Haydn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Haydn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Haydn?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Haydn are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 26. That makes Haydn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Haydn by state
How common Haydn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Haydn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Haydn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Haydn
How popular is the name Haydn?
Haydn was the 5957th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1330th with 104 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,143 places. More babies were named Haydn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Haydn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 22% girls, 78% boys given the name Haydn in the US.
Where is Haydn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Haydn was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 boys).