Fun Facts About the Name Haiden
- More than 6 thousand babies named Haiden: U.S. records list 6,054 babies given the name Haiden from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,731 girls received the name Haiden - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Haiden Mean?
Haiden is a modern spelling of Hayden, an English surname that was taken from place names in England. Those place names were formed in Old English from hēg, meaning "hay" (the same word could also mean "hedge" or "enclosure"), combined with either denu, "valley," or dūn, "hill." The two combinations are the source of the two meanings commonly given for the name: "hay valley" and "hay hill."
Because the surname arose separately at more than one place, no single translation covers every branch of the family. Reference works list both denu and dūn as possible second elements, so the literal sense is best given as either "hay valley" or "hay hill" rather than one settled meaning. The spelling Haiden carries no meaning of its own; the ai is simply another way of writing the long a sound of the parent name.
Haiden Name History & Origins
Hayden is recorded in England as a family name in the Middle Ages, when surnames were commonly taken from the village a person came from. Places named Haydon or Hayden lie in several counties, including Haydon in Dorset, Haydon Bridge in Northumberland, and places called Hayden in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The surname was carried to North America and other English-speaking countries by emigrants, and for centuries it stayed mainly a family name.
Its use as a given name grew out of the long-standing habit of handing down a mother's maiden name as a child's first name, which is why Hayden appears occasionally as a boy's name in the 1800s. In the later 20th century it became a common first name in the United States and other English-speaking countries, first for boys and later for girls as well, and it took its place among the similar-sounding names that were widely used in the same period, such as Aiden, Brayden, Jayden, and Kayden.
Haiden is one of several spellings of this name, alongside Hayden, Haden, Haydon, Haidyn, and Haydyn. These variants are interchangeable in pronunciation, and the different spellings reflect fashion in spelling rather than separate origins. The spelling Haydn is also used, but it coincides with the surname of the composer Joseph Haydn, an Austrian family name with its own separate and uncertain etymology; it is not the source of the English name.
How Popular is the Name Haiden?
Haiden recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #778 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,215 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2024 | #4,219 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2023 | #5,169 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #3,844 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #3,958 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2020 | #3,954 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2019 | #3,473 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 2018 | #3,412 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2017 | #2,846 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2016 | #2,985 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2015 | #2,483 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 2014 | #2,856 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2013 | #2,270 | 82 | 0.0047% |
| 2012 | #2,244 | 84 | 0.0048% |
| 2011 | #2,200 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 2010 | #1,850 | 110 | 0.0062% |
| 2009 | #1,645 | 136 | 0.0074% |
| 2008 | #1,668 | 134 | 0.0071% |
| 2007 | #2,152 | 93 | 0.0048% |
| 2006 | #2,586 | 70 | 0.0037% |
| 2005 | #2,564 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 2004 | #3,771 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2003 | #3,251 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2002 | #3,110 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2001 | #3,814 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #4,706 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #3,831 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1998 | #5,017 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #6,997 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #4,935 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #7,701 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #5,541 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #8,984 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #8,995 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #12,035 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,306 | 149 | 0.0087% |
| 2024 | #1,329 | 144 | 0.0084% |
| 2023 | #1,371 | 136 | 0.0080% |
| 2022 | #1,599 | 110 | 0.0063% |
| 2021 | #1,547 | 113 | 0.0065% |
| 2020 | #1,623 | 99 | 0.0057% |
| 2019 | #1,552 | 108 | 0.0060% |
| 2018 | #1,362 | 130 | 0.0072% |
| 2017 | #1,239 | 148 | 0.0080% |
| 2016 | #1,112 | 176 | 0.0093% |
| 2015 | #986 | 209 | 0.0109% |
| 2014 | #1,165 | 162 | 0.0084% |
| 2013 | #1,140 | 159 | 0.0084% |
| 2012 | #1,097 | 170 | 0.0090% |
| 2011 | #964 | 205 | 0.0108% |
| 2010 | #944 | 213 | 0.0111% |
| 2009 | #915 | 226 | 0.0114% |
| 2008 | #778 | 285 | 0.0140% |
| 2007 | #827 | 260 | 0.0125% |
| 2006 | #874 | 227 | 0.0110% |
| 2005 | #1,012 | 168 | 0.0084% |
| 2004 | #959 | 175 | 0.0088% |
| 2003 | #1,047 | 149 | 0.0075% |
| 2002 | #1,477 | 86 | 0.0044% |
| 2001 | #1,722 | 67 | 0.0034% |
| 2000 | #1,730 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 1999 | #2,523 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1998 | #2,812 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #3,794 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #3,892 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #3,357 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #3,374 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #5,926 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #3,513 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #4,886 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #6,693 | 7 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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