Haydn
Boy · HAY-den · Germanic
Haydn is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Haydn mean?
Germanic: from the surname of the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn
Used especially in Wales, where it was given in honour of the composer Joseph Haydn.
- Say it
- HAY-den
Is Haydn a girl's or a boy's name?
Haydn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Haydn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Haydn, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,179th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 153 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Haydn since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Haydn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 181 boys in the UK were given Haydn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #295, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Haydn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,179 |
| 2019 | 35 | #931 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 35 | #961 |
| 2016 | 47 | #779 |
| 2015 | 44 | #794 |
| 2014 | 51 | #708 |
| 2013 | 85 | #504 |
| 2012 | 103 | #430 |
| 2011 | 78 | #510 |
| 2010 | 113 | #397 |
| 2009 | 99 | #425 |
| 2008 | 145 | #317 |
| 2007 | 129 | #330 |
| 2006 | 152 | #274 |
| 2005 | 125 | #293 |
| 2004 | 133 | #282 |
| 2003 | 139 | #252 |
| 2002 | 149 | #235 |
| 2001 | 107 | #290 |
| 2000 | 116 | #275 |
| 1999 | 137 | #244 |
| 1998 | 109 | #280 |
| 1997 | 140 | #248 |
| 1996 | 153 | #225 |
How popular is Haydn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Haydn, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 104 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915. 5 girls were also named Haydn in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Haydn in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,530 boys in the US were given Haydn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #160, up from #5,859 for this spelling alone.
In 2023, 31% of the babies named Haydn in the US were girls.
Haydn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,437 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,231 |
| 2010 | 66 | #2,056 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,824 |
| 2008 | 90 | #1,692 |
| 2007 | 91 | #1,669 |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,738 |
| 2005 | 94 | #1,512 |
| 2004 | 101 | #1,402 |
| 2003 | 104 | #1,323 |
| 2002 | 88 | #1,444 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,568 |
| 2000 | 78 | #1,537 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,900 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,140 |
| 1995 | 56 | #1,618 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
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