Hayden is a girl's name of English origin meaning “hay and valley.” In 2024 it was given to 787 girls in the United States.
Hayden belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “hay and valley” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hayden first appears in Social Security records in 1969. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #127 in 2008, and in 2024 787 babies received the name — 32,710 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hayden means “hay and valley” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hayden is a girl name. In 2024, 787 babies received the name in the US.
Hayden comes from the English & American tradition.
Hayden first appears in US records in 1969. Its best-ever ranking was #127 in 2008, and 787 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hayden is pronounced /ˈheɪdn̩/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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