Haydn
Haydn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Haydn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haydn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Haydn
As a girl name
Haydn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 34 Haydns were born — ranking #4,447 that year. As of 2026, Haydn ranks #9,608 for girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 397 Haydns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Haydn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 104 Haydns were born — ranking #1,324 that year. As of 2026, Haydn ranks #5,671 for boys with 16 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 2K Haydns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Haydn
Haydn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Haydn's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,324. Use the chart and map above to compare Haydn'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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