Given name & surname
Haydon
“from the hedged valley”
Haydon is a variant of Hayden. One English interpretation is “from the hedged valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haydon is a variant of Hayden. One English interpretation is “from the hedged valley.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Haydon 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 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haydon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,263
- 1,192 boys · 71 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 102 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,353 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,353 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 94 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,196 as a first name in 2020; 1,965 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Haydon
- Haydon PinheyEnglish snooker playerborn 1996
- Haydon RobertsEnglish association football playerborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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