Is Haydn a boy or girl name?

Haydn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,247 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.9% were girls and 82.1% were boys.

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Haydn

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Haydn was most popular in 2008, when 124 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,105 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,247 people named Haydn.

Haydn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Haydn’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Haydn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Haydn is mostly a boy’s name — 17.9% of the 2,247 Americans given it were girls and 82.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 21% girls and 79% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Haydn

Where Haydn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org