Haydee
Haydée, ou Le secret is an opéra comique by the French composer Daniel Auber, first performed by the Théâtre Royal de l'Opéra-Comique at the Salle Favart in Paris on 28 December 1847. The libretto is by Auber's regular collaborator, Eugène Scribe and is based on a short story by Prosper Mérimée, La Partie de trictrac (1830).
- Spanish
- French
Meaning & Origin of Haydee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haydée, ou Le secret is an opéra comique by the French composer Daniel Auber, first performed by the Théâtre Royal de l'Opéra-Comique at the Salle Favart in Paris on 28 December 1847. The libretto is by Auber's regular collaborator, Eugène Scribe and is based on a short story by Prosper Mérimée, La Partie de trictrac (1830).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- French
The Story of Haydee
Haydee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 87 Haydees were born — ranking #2,253 that year. As of 2026, Haydee ranks #5,593 for baby girls with 22 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 3K Haydees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Haydee
Haydee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Haydee's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,470. Use the chart and map above to compare Haydee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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