How Many People Are Named Hayward?
people named Hayward are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 161,906 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,064 babies named Hayward in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
95 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hayward in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hayward alive today is about 60 years old, and 58% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 48 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hayward first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1956, to 95 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hayward has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #633, in 1903. In 2025 it ranked #12,703.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,703 |
| Best rank | #633 (1903) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #712 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hayward alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hayward were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 171 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hayward was given 9.5 times as often in Louisiana, 8.5 times in South Carolina and 6.4 times in West Virginia.
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