Haydan
A masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly Persian or Turkish.
Name Census estimates that about 391 living Americans carry the first name Haydan. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 75.4% of registrations being male. The average person named Haydan today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Haydan births was 2007 (43 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Haydan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Haydan with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
391
~ 1 in 876,610 Americans
Peak year
2007
43 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,932
Tracked since 1997
Census
Haydan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 432 people with the first name Haydan, which placed it at #22,880 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,880
National first-name rank
People counted
432
432 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
83.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Haydan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haydan is White at 83.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.0%) and Two or More Races (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Haydan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Haydan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White83.3% · 360
- Hispanic or Latino9.0% · 39
- Two or more races4.2% · 18
- Black or African American1.6% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Haydan
Haydan is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 395 total registrations, 298 (75.4%) were male and 97 (24.6%) were female.
Haydan as a male name
- Ranked #12,932 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2007 (26 births)
Haydan as a female name
- Ranked #16,564 in 2018
- 5 female births in 2018
- Peak: 2007 (17 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Haydan on both sides of the split. Of the 435 people counted with this name, 296 were male (68.0%) and 139 were female (32.0%).
Popularity
Haydan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Haydan from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 227 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Haydan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Haydan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Haydan
The name Haydan has its roots in the ancient Indo-European language family. It is believed to have originated from the Sanskrit word "haidana," which means "the one who leads." The name first gained popularity in the region that is now modern-day India and Pakistan, dating back to around the 5th century BCE.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Haydan can be found in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. In this ancient Sanskrit text, Haydan is the name of a minor character, a prince from a small kingdom. This suggests that the name was in use among the ruling classes of the time.
As the centuries passed, the name Haydan spread to other parts of the world through trade and cultural exchange. In the Middle Ages, there are records of individuals bearing this name in regions as far as Persia and the Arabian Peninsula.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Haydan was Haydan al-Sufi, a Persian astronomer and mathematician who lived from 964 to 986 CE. He is best known for his work on the constellations and his contributions to the field of celestial cartography.
Another important figure was Haydan ibn Isma'il al-Jawhari, an Arabic philologist and lexicographer who lived in the 11th century. He is renowned for his seminal work, "Al-Sihah fi al-Lughah," a comprehensive dictionary of the Arabic language.
In the 13th century, there was a Sufi mystic named Haydan Qara Shir, who gained fame for his spiritual teachings and poetry in what is now modern-day Turkey.
During the Mughal Empire in India, a prominent figure named Haydan Khan served as a military commander under the reign of Emperor Akbar in the 16th century. He played a crucial role in several campaigns and battles.
Another notable individual was Haydan al-Fasi, a Moroccan scholar and theologian who lived in the 17th century. He was highly regarded for his contributions to Islamic jurisprudence and his extensive writings on various aspects of Islamic law and theology.
People
Haydan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Haydan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Haydan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haydan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 391 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Haydan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 876,610 US residents.
Is Haydan a common name?
We classify Haydan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 395 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Haydan most popular?
The single biggest year for Haydan was 2007, when 43 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Haydan is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Haydan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 432 people with the name Haydan, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,880 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Haydan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Haydan?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Haydan on both sides of the split. Of the 435 people counted with this name, 296 were male (68.0%) and 139 were female (32.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Haydan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haydan is White at 83.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.0%) and Two or More Races (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Haydan most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Haydan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.3% (360 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Haydan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Haydan a male name?
Yes, 75.4% of people registered as Haydan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Haydan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Haydan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Haydan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Haydan as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Haydan, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.