How Many People Are Named Heywood?
An estimated 87 people in the United States have the first name Heywood. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Heywood peaked in popularity in 1925 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heywood 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 Heywood paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Heywood is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
- Heywood is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
87
About 1 in 3,939,705 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1925
15 births
Total Registered
305
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heywood
Heywood is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 305 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Heywood as a male name
Ranked #4,294 in 1963
5 male births in 1963
Peak: 1925 (15 births)
Heywood: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heywood span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 89 babies were registered. Heywood has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Heywood by Decade
How has Heywood 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.
Heywood by State
Heywood + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heywood as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heywood
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heywood: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heywood?
We estimate approximately 87 people named Heywood 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 3,939,705 Americans share this first name.
Is Heywood a common name?
Heywood is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 305 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heywood most popular?
Heywood reached peak popularity in 1925, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heywood is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heywood a male name?
Heywood is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heywood Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heywood Smith, Heywood Johnson, Heywood 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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