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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Heyward

Heyward was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 872nd; the most babies were born in 1928 (43). More babies were named Heyward in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192843 babies
Total since 1880
2,018babies recorded

Heyward popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#8,3089
2010#10,0647
2000——
1990——
1980#4,2769
1970#3,15010
1960#1,56727
1950#1,24134
1940#1,19532
1930#1,16137
1920#1,40528
1910#1,3667
1900#1,0997
1890——
1880——

How popular is Heyward, counting every spelling?

Heyward is a spelling of Haywood, a name family that had 17 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 17 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Haywood12#6,94450

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 old are people named Heyward?

About 800 people born in the US named Heyward are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 51 and 76. That makes Heyward a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Heyward by state

How common Heyward was among boys born in each state in 1926–1930, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (42.8×), Georgia (4.4×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 1.4 per 1,000 babiesSC1.4District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesGA0.14Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Heyward, boys, 1926–1930. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Heyward: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Heyward, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Heyward

How popular is the name Heyward?

Heyward was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 872nd; the most babies were born in 1928 (43). More babies were named Heyward in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Heyward a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Heyward in the US.

Where was Heyward most popular?

In 1926–1930, Heyward was most common in South Carolina (1.40 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Georgia.