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Haydn

Boy

Meaning of Haydn: Welsh: 'heat'

Haydn is a boy's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4725th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4725

20 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,247

First recorded 1915 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 36 babies1994: 44 babies1995: 61 babies1996: 55 babies1997: 49 babies1998: 59 babies1999: 70 babies2000: 87 babies20002001: 89 babies2002: 99 babies2003: 119 babies2004: 115 babies2005: 112 babies2006: 100 babies2007: 110 babies2008: 124 babies2009: 106 babies2010: 80 babies20102011: 72 babies2012: 59 babies2013: 47 babies2014: 50 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 38 babies2017: 45 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 29 babies20202021: 43 babies2022: 35 babies2023: 32 babies2024: 15 babies2025: 20 babies
US babies named Haydn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 124.

Gender split

82% boys · 18% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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