# Hayward (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hayward/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈheɪwə(ɹ)d/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5,064 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,064 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From hayward.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 | 9,013 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12,002 |
| 2005 | 7 | 9,483 |
| 2006 | 12 | 6,615 |
| 2008 | 14 | 6,197 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13,001 |
| 2013 | 11 | 7,215 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,761 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7,242 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9,149 |
| 2019 | 6 | 11,272 |
| 2020 | 6 | 11,108 |
| 2023 | 5 | 12,921 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11,430 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12,707 |

## People named Hayward

- Hayward Mack, actor (1879–1921)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.