Spellings

Hayden or Haiden?

In the US in 2025, 92% of babies in this name family were spelled Hayden and 6% Haiden. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Hayden already led in 2015, with 90% of the family's births; it has 91% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,054 to 2,486 births (−19%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Hayden2,7502,268−18%
Haiden210149−29%
Haidyn8650−42%
Heyden819×2

How they sound

  • Hayden /ˈheɪdən/ (HAY-dun)
  • Haiden /ˈheɪdən/ (HAY-dun)
  • Haidyn /ˈheɪdən/ (HAY-duhn)
  • Heyden /ɛjˈden/ (ay-DEN)

In France

In France in 2025: Hayden 245 births (#217 among boys), Haiden 5 births and Heyden 20 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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