Masculine dossier · first seen 1884

Hayward

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hayward
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1956

Peak era

1956

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1884Peak 19562024

Peak year

1956

Decline from peak

93.7%

2024

All-time

5,059

Hayward is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1956, when 95 boys were named Hayward.

In 2024, only 6 boys were given the name.

Down 93.7% from its peak.

All told, about 5,059 Americans have been named Hayward and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1956

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