Haydon
The Story of Haydon
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Haydon as a girl name dates back to 2006, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Haydon — #12,675 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Haydon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Haydon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 71 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Haydon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 94 births, good for #1,638 nationwide. About 49% of every Haydon on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Haydon ranks #5,075 for boys with 19 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Haydon
Haydon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Haydon's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,638. Use the chart and map above to compare Haydon'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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