Haygen
A unique coined name, possibly a creative blend of familiar names.
Name Census estimates that about 317 living Americans carry the first name Haygen. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 85.3% of registrations being male. The average person named Haygen today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Haygen births was 2009 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Haygen. 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.
People living today
317
~ 1 in 1,081,244 Americans
Peak year
2009
27 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,935
Tracked since 2002
Census
Haygen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 260 people with the first name Haygen, which placed it at #32,383 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
#32,383
National first-name rank
People counted
260
260 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
86.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Haygen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haygen is White at 86.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.6%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). 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 Haygen 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 Haygen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White86.2% · 224
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 12
- Two or more races4.6% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 4
- Black or African American1.2% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Haygen
Haygen leans heavily male at 85.3% of total registrations, but 47 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Haygen as a male name
- Ranked #12,935 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (20 births)
Haygen as a female name
- Ranked #16,052 in 2023
- 5 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2020 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Haygen on both sides of the split. Of the 262 people counted with this name, 207 were male (79.0%) and 55 were female (21.0%).
Popularity
Haygen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Haygen from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 161 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Haygen remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Haygen 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 Haygen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Haygens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Haygen
The given name Haygen is believed to have originated from the Old Germanic language, which was spoken by various tribes in central and northern Europe during the early medieval period. It's derived from the root words "haug" meaning "hill" or "mound" and "gein" meaning "to go" or "to advance."
This name likely held significance among the ancient Germanic peoples, as hills and mounds were often considered sacred places for rituals, burials, and settlements. The combination of these two roots suggests a meaning along the lines of "one who travels to or resides upon the hill."
While the name itself is not found in any major religious texts or ancient literature, it bears similarities to other Old Germanic names like Hagen and Haiko, which also incorporate the root "haug." This suggests that Haygen may have been a variant or regional spelling used by certain tribes or communities.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Haygen can be traced back to the 8th century, when a Frankish nobleman with this name was mentioned in the annals of the court of Charlemagne. Another notable bearer of this name was Haygen of Trier, a 10th-century monk and scholar who wrote several treatises on theology and philosophy.
In the 12th century, a Haygen von Wittelsbach was a prominent member of the Bavarian nobility and a trusted advisor to the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. During the Crusades, a knight named Haygen de Montfort is said to have fought alongside Richard the Lionheart in the siege of Acre in 1191.
Moving into the Renaissance period, a Haygen von Stein was a renowned architect and stonemason who contributed to the construction of several grand cathedrals and castles in Germany and Austria during the 15th century.
While the name Haygen may have fallen out of common usage in more recent centuries, it still carries a rich historical legacy and a connection to the ancient Germanic cultures that once flourished across central and northern Europe.
People
Haygen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Haygen 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
Haygen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haygen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 317 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Haygen 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 1,081,244 US residents.
Is Haygen a common name?
We classify Haygen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 320 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Haygen most popular?
The single biggest year for Haygen was 2009, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Haygen is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Haygen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 260 people with the name Haygen, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,383 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 Haygen 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 Haygen?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Haygen on both sides of the split. Of the 262 people counted with this name, 207 were male (79.0%) and 55 were female (21.0%). 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 Haygen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haygen is White at 86.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.6%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). 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 Haygen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Haygen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.2% (224 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 Haygen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Haygen a male name?
Yes, 85.3% of people registered as Haygen 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 Haygen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Haygen 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 Haygen 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 are named Haygen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.