How Many People Are Named Haydn?
An estimated 2,153 people in the United States have the first name Haydn. It is used for both genders, with 82.2% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Haydn peaked in popularity in 2008 with 124 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Haydn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Haydn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,153
About 1 in 159,198 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.2% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
124 births
Total Registered
2,227
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Haydn
Haydn is predominantly male (82.2%), though 397 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Haydn as a male name
Ranked #5,984 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (104 births)
Haydn as a female name
Ranked #9,847 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 2008 (34 births)
Haydn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Haydn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,061 babies were registered. Haydn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Haydn by Decade
How has Haydn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Haydn by State
Birth registrations for Haydn span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Utah, Tennessee. On average, about 22 Haydns were registered per state.
Haydn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Haydn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Haydn
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Haydn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haydn?
We estimate approximately 2,153 people named Haydn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 159,198 Americans share this first name.
Is Haydn a common name?
Haydn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,227 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Haydn most popular?
Haydn reached peak popularity in 2008, when 124 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Haydn is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Haydn a male name?
Haydn is predominantly male. 82.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Haydn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Haydn Smith, Haydn Johnson, Haydn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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