Hayward
Hayward is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Hayward Alker (1937–2007), American international relations academic Hayward Clay, American football player Hayward Davenport (1874–1959), British maritime painter Hayward H. Davis (1928–2014), American politician Hayward A.
Meaning & Origin of Hayward
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hayward is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Hayward Alker (1937–2007), American international relations academic Hayward Clay, American football player Hayward Davenport (1874–1959), British maritime painter Hayward H. Davis (1928–2014), American politician Hayward A.
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The Story of Hayward
Hayward first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1884, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 95 Haywards were born — ranking #753 that year. As of 2026, Hayward ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5K Haywards have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hayward
Hayward is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Hayward's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #753. Use the chart and map above to compare Hayward'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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