Given name & surname
Haden
“from the hedged valley”
Haden is a variant of Hayden. One English interpretation is “from the hedged valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haden is a variant of Hayden. One English interpretation is “from the hedged valley.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Haden is a variant of Hayden. An origin associated with Hayden is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,053
- 3,886 boys · 167 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 239 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,687 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,687 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 230 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,926 as a first name in 2020; 2,812 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Haden
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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