Hayde
A feminine name of Arabic origin denoting a delicate and graceful person.
Name Census estimates that about 207 living Americans carry the first name Hayde. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Hayde today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hayde births was 2007 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hayde. 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
207
~ 1 in 1,655,818 Americans
Peak year
2007
15 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2015 SSA rank
#17,439
Tracked since 1974
Census
Hayde in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 744 people with the first name Hayde, which placed it at #15,455 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
#15,455
National first-name rank
People counted
744
744 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
86.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hayde
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hayde is Hispanic at 86.2%. The next largest groups are White (7.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.3%). 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 Hayde 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 Hayde at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino86.2% · 641
- White7.8% · 58
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.3% · 32
- Black or African American0.9% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 3
- Two or more races0.4% · 3
Popularity
Hayde: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hayde from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 77 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Hayde remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hayde 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 Hayde during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Haydes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Hayde
The name Hayde originates from the Old English language and can be traced back to the 7th century AD. It is derived from the Old English words "hæg" meaning "hay" and "denu" meaning "valley," suggesting that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a hay-filled valley or a meadow.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hayde can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name appears as "Haigedene," which is believed to be a place name referring to a location in the county of Surrey.
In the 12th century, the name Hayde appears in various medieval charters and records, often used as a surname or a place name. During this period, it was not uncommon for people to adopt their place of origin as a surname or a given name.
One notable historical figure with the name Hayde was Hayde of Goderich, a 13th-century Benedictine nun and abbess of the Benedictine abbey in Godstow, Oxfordshire. She was born around 1200 and served as the abbess from 1240 until her death in 1272.
Another individual bearing the name Hayde was Hayde de Trumpington, a 14th-century English landowner and Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire in 1328. He was born around 1290 and played a significant role in local politics during his lifetime.
In the 15th century, Hayde Brabazon was a prominent figure in Ireland. She was born around 1420 and was the daughter of Sir John Brabazon, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Hayde Brabazon married Sir Christopher Plunkett, and their descendants became influential members of the Irish nobility.
During the Tudor period, there was a Hayde Stafford who was born around 1500. She was a member of the influential Stafford family and married Sir William Neville, a prominent figure in the court of King Henry VIII.
In the 17th century, Hayde Fermor was a notable figure in English history. She was born around 1620 and was the wife of Sir William Fermor, a wealthy landowner and Member of Parliament. Hayde Fermor played an active role in managing her husband's estates and was known for her charitable works.
While the name Hayde has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it remains a unique and historically significant name that reflects the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of the English language.
People
Hayde + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hayde 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
Hayde: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hayde?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 207 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hayde 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 1,655,818 US residents.
Is Hayde a common name?
We classify Hayde as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 213 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hayde most popular?
The single biggest year for Hayde was 2007, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hayde is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Hayde in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 744 people with the name Hayde, or 0.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,455 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 Hayde 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 Hayde?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hayde leans strongly female. 708 people counted with this name were female (94.9%), compared with 38 male bearers (5.1%). 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 Hayde?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hayde is Hispanic at 86.2%. The next largest groups are White (7.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.3%). 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 Hayde most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Hayde in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.2% (641 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 Hayde in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hayde a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hayde 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 Hayde still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hayde 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 Hayde 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 have the name Hayde?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Hayde, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.