Haden is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Haden means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Haden across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Haden has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Haden is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “variant of Hayden, heather hill”. A respelling of Hayden, from an English place name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,053 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 106 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Haden per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2006 (239/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (10/yr).
Haden is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2006, when it ranked #1,892 nationally (given to 244 babies that year).
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