Hayden: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced HAY-duhn · 2 syllables

Hayden means “hay; valley”, from English.

Originally a place name, from Old English heg (“hay”) + denu (“valley”). Alternatively, from Middle Dutch heiden (“heathen”).

How popular is Hayden?

Hayden was the #161 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,975 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 38% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Hayden in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Hayden are older than 23; most are between 18 and 35. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Hayden have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Hayden means “hay; valley”. It comes from English.

Hayden is pronounced HAY-duhn.

Hayden was the #161 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,975 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 38% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Hayden are older than 23. Most are between 18 and 35.