Haywood
Haywood is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Haywood
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haywood is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Haywood
Haywood first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 137 Haywoods were born — ranking #508 that year. As of 2026, Haywood ranks #6,443 for baby boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 7K Haywoods 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 Haywood
Haywood is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Haywood's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #508. Use the chart and map above to compare Haywood'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.