How Many People Are Named Haylen?
An estimated 1,172 people in the United States have the first name Haylen. It is used for both genders, with 85.4% female. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Haylen peaked in popularity in 2022 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Haylen 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 Haylen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Haylen is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,172
About 1 in 292,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
85.4% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
86 births
Total Registered
1,182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Haylen
Haylen is predominantly female (85.4%), though 173 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Haylen as a male name
Ranked #9,288 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (15 births)
Haylen as a female name
Ranked #4,305 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (80 births)
Haylen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Haylen span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 548 babies were registered. While Haylen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Haylen by Decade
How has Haylen 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.
Haylen by State
Birth registrations for Haylen span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, New Jersey, Alabama. On average, about 32 Haylens were registered per state.
Haylen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Haylen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Haylen
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Haylen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haylen?
We estimate approximately 1,172 people named Haylen 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 292,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Haylen a common name?
Haylen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Haylen most popular?
Haylen reached peak popularity in 2022, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Haylen is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Haylen a female name?
Haylen is predominantly female. 85.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Haylen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Haylen Smith, Haylen Johnson, Haylen 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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