Haydyn
A masculine name with multiple origins and meanings including fire, heathen, or hay meadow.
Name Census estimates that about 592 living Americans carry the first name Haydyn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 51.3% of registrations being female. The average person named Haydyn today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Haydyn births was 2009 (64 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Haydyn. 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 Haydyn with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
592
~ 1 in 578,977 Americans
Peak year
2009
64 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,913
Tracked since 2000
Census
Haydyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 522 people with the first name Haydyn, which placed it at #19,970 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
#19,970
National first-name rank
People counted
522
522 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Haydyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haydyn is White at 79.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.9%) and Hispanic (6.3%). 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 Haydyn 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 Haydyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.9% · 417
- Two or more races6.9% · 36
- Hispanic or Latino6.3% · 33
- Black or African American4.2% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Haydyn
Haydyn is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 598 total registrations, 291 (48.7%) were male and 307 (51.3%) were female.
Haydyn as a male name
- Ranked #12,913 in 2023
- 5 male births in 2023
- Peak: 2006 (35 births)
Haydyn as a female name
- Ranked #14,049 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (32 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Haydyn on both sides of the split. Of the 515 people counted with this name, 257 were male (49.9%) and 258 were female (50.1%).
Popularity
Haydyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Haydyn from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 290 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
Haydyn 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 Haydyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Haydyns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Haydyn
The name Haydyn has its origins in the English language, derived from the Old English word "hægedorn," which means "hawthorn bush." The name was initially used as a surname for someone who lived near a hawthorn bush or thicket.
In the 12th century, the name began to be used as a given name, particularly in England and parts of Scotland. Early spellings of the name included Hayden, Heydon, and Heyden. The name's popularity grew during the Middle Ages, and it was often associated with rural areas and the countryside.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Haydyn appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which mentions a landowner named Hayden in Wiltshire, England. The name also appears in various medieval records, such as the Pipe Rolls of the 12th century, which list several individuals with the name Hayden or variations thereof.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Haydyn. One of the most famous was Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), the renowned Austrian composer who is often referred to as the "Father of the Symphony." Another notable Haydyn was Haydn Shaughnessy (1880-1976), an Irish-American baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox in the early 20th century.
In the literary world, Haydyn Browne (1888-1961) was a British author and playwright known for his novels and plays set in the English countryside. In the field of politics, Haydn Higon (1876-1957) was a Welsh politician and member of the British Parliament in the early 20th century.
Another prominent Haydyn was Haydn Tanner (1915-1988), a British actor and writer who appeared in several films and television shows during the mid-20th century. He was particularly known for his roles in historical dramas and adaptations of literary works.
While the name Haydyn has its roots in the English language and culture, it has been adopted and used in various parts of the world, particularly in countries with strong historical ties to Britain or English-speaking populations.
People
Haydyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Haydyn 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
Haydyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haydyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 592 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Haydyn 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 578,977 US residents.
Is Haydyn a common name?
We classify Haydyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 598 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Haydyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Haydyn was 2009, when 64 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Haydyn is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Haydyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 522 people with the name Haydyn, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,970 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 Haydyn 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 Haydyn?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Haydyn on both sides of the split. Of the 515 people counted with this name, 257 were male (49.9%) and 258 were female (50.1%). 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 Haydyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haydyn is White at 79.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.9%) and Hispanic (6.3%). 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 Haydyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Haydyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.9% (417 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 Haydyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Haydyn a female name?
Yes, 51.3% of people registered as Haydyn in the SSA data are female. 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 Haydyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Haydyn 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 Haydyn 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 share the name Haydyn?
Find out how many Americans are named Haydyn on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.