How Many People Are Named Haydon?
An estimated 1,221 people in the United States have the first name Haydon. It is predominantly male (94.3%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Haydon peaked in popularity in 2007 with 102 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Haydon 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 Haydon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,221
About 1 in 280,716 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.3% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
102 births
Total Registered
1,252
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Haydon
Haydon is predominantly male (94.3%), though 71 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Haydon as a male name
Ranked #4,928 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (94 births)
Haydon as a female name
Ranked #16,785 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2007 (8 births)
Haydon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Haydon span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 620 babies were registered. Haydon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Haydon by Decade
How has Haydon 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.
Haydon by State
Birth registrations for Haydon span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, California, Arizona. On average, about 17 Haydons were registered per state.
Haydon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Haydon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Haydon
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Haydon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haydon?
We estimate approximately 1,221 people named Haydon 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 280,716 Americans share this first name.
Is Haydon a common name?
Haydon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,252 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Haydon most popular?
Haydon reached peak popularity in 2007, when 102 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Haydon is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Haydon a male name?
Haydon is predominantly male. 94.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Haydon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Haydon Smith, Haydon Johnson, Haydon 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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