How Many People Are Named Haywood?
An estimated 2,707 people in the United States have the first name Haywood. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Haywood peaked in popularity in 1919 with 137 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Haywood 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 Haywood paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,707
About 1 in 126,618 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1919
137 births
Total Registered
6,530
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Haywood
Haywood is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,530 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Haywood as a male name
Ranked #6,579 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (137 births)
Haywood: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Haywood span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,073 babies were registered. Haywood has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Haywood by Decade
How has Haywood 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.
Haywood by State
Birth registrations for Haywood span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama. The lowest are in Illinois, Ohio, Maryland. On average, about 204 Haywoods were registered per state.
Haywood + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Haywood as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Haywood
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Haywood: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haywood?
We estimate approximately 2,707 people named Haywood 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 126,618 Americans share this first name.
Is Haywood a common name?
Haywood is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,530 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Haywood most popular?
Haywood reached peak popularity in 1919, when 137 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Haywood is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Haywood a male name?
Haywood is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Haywood Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Haywood Smith, Haywood Johnson, Haywood 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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