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What does Hayden mean?
Hayden 
as a boys' name is pronounced HAY-den. It is of Welsh origin, and the meaning of Hayden is "heathen". From Hadyn, the name of the composer Josef Hadyn (1732-1809), which derives from German heiden "heathen". Hayden is also used as a Welsh form of Aidan, or may be from the surname Haddon "hill of heather", or Heydon "hay clearing". Actor Hayden Christensen.
ASSOCIATED WITH surname, hill (mountain), heather (flower), clearing (meadow)
Variations
VARIANTS Haden▼, Haydan, Haydn, Haydon
SEE ALSO Caden
RELATED FORMS VIA AIDAN, HADDON Aiden▲, Aydan, Ayden, Aydin▲, Eden▲, Eiden, Haddan, Haddin, Hadon
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hayden Trent (H.T.), ..
How popular is Hayden?
Hayden is a somewhat popular first name for men (#1179 out of 1220, Top 97%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#878 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Hayden reached its highest position of #72 in the U.S. in the year 2007, and is at #180 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Aidan (#242 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Aiden (#19), Aydan (#1284), Ayden (#104), Aydin (#861), Caden (#237), Eden (#488), Eiden (#1737), Haden, Haydn and Haydon are the prominent alternative forms of Hayden (#180) appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Haddin, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Hayden was at its peak 10 years ago (MEDIAN #755) and is somewhat less today (#929, 44% LESS USAGE). Hayden is more widely used than the rest, though Aiden is currently the top form, while versions such as Haden are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Hayden is alike in pronunciation to Hadden, Hadwin, Hadwyn and Hedeon. Other recommended sound-alike names are Brayden, Camden▲, Carden, Caydan, Cayden, Caydin, Caydon, Daylen, Dayten, Dryden, Eaden, Haaken, Hagen, Haldan, Halen, Hallen, Halten (see Halton), Hamlen, Hampden, Hansen, Harben, Hardey, Hardwen (see Hardwin), Harken, Harlen, Harmen, Haven, Haydar, Hayder, Haydrien, Hayes▲, Haylan, Hayle, Hayley, Hazen, Hutten, Hyder, Jaeden▼, Jaiden, Jayde, Jaydee, Jayden, Jaydon▼, Jaylen, Jaysen, Jayven, Kaden, Kaeden, Kaiden▲, Kamden▲, Kaydan, Kayde, Kayden▲, Kaydin, Kaydon, Kayven, Malden, Marden, Paden, Raiden▲, Rayder, Raylen, Rayven, Royden, Ryden, Slayden, Tayten, Varden, Warden, Wayde and Waylen. These names tend to be less frequently used than Hayden.
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