Is Haydon a boy or girl name?

Haydon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,263 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.6% were girls and 94.4% were boys.

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Haydon

Recorded 1920–2025 · United States

Haydon was most popular in 2007, when 102 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,490 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,263 people named Haydon.

Haydon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Haydon’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Haydon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Haydon is mostly a boy’s name — 5.6% of the 1,263 Americans given it were girls and 94.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% 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 Haydon

Where Haydon is most concentrated

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

Texas 5.6×

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