Haydon
Haydon was the 7353rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1641st with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,037 places. More babies were named Haydon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hayden) hay valley (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #7,353 boys, up 1,667 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200794 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,263babies recorded
What does the name Haydon mean?
Haydon is a spelling of Hayden, pronounced the same way, so it shares Hayden's meaning and origin.
Hayden is an English surname from place names. Wiktionary derives it from Old English heg, 'hay', and denu, 'valley', so 'hay valley'; it also mentions a possible link with Middle Dutch heiden, 'heathen'. Wikipedia notes that as a first name it was mostly male until the mid-20th century and that its popularity rose with similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden and Caden.
hēg (Old English, “hay”)denu (Old English, “valley”)
How sure is this? Probable. 'Hay valley' is the main dictionary explanation; other sources for the surname exist.
Related names: Haden, Haydn, Aidan.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hayden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Hayden (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Haydon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 71 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,353 | 11 |
| 2020 | #9,020 | 8 |
| 2010 | #2,297 | 56 |
| 2000 | #2,695 | 34 |
| 1990 | #4,508 | 12 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,581 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Haydon, counting every spelling?
Haydon is a spelling of Hayden, a name family that ranked #157 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,353 for Haydon on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,484 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden | 2,268 | #161 | 11,355 |
| Haiden | 149 | #1,306 | 653 |
| Haden | 30 | #3,687 | 136 |
| Heyden | 19 | #5,100 | 73 |
| Haydon | 11 | #7,353 | 64 |
| Haydin | 7 | #10,054 | 29 |
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 Haydon?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Haydon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Haydon 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Haydon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Haydon?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Haydon are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 24. That makes Haydon 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Haydon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Haydon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Haydon
What does Haydon mean?
Haydon is a spelling of Hayden, which means “hay valley (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Haydon?
Haydon was the 7353rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1641st with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,037 places. More babies were named Haydon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Haydon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Haydon in the US.