Hayden

Hayden is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Hayden are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 79%Female 21%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 79% male / 21% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 96,185 male / 25,552 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Hayden

To address Hayden when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hayden," in English, "Guten Tag Hayden," in German. About 79% of people named Hayden are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Hayden,

German

Guten Tag Hayden,

French

Bonjour Hayden,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hayden:

Chinese

Hayden您好：

Japanese

Hayden様

English

Hi Hayden,

German

Hi Hayden,

French

Salut Hayden,

Spanish

Hola Hayden,

Chinese

Hayden你好：

Japanese

Haydenさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Hayden by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	79%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

96,185 male · 25,552 female · 121,737 births recorded

Male 79%Female 21%

Since 1980: 78% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hayden a male or female name?

Hayden is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Hayden are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Hayden in an email?

Is Hayden a unisex name?

Hayden is not a unisex name: 79% of people named Hayden are men. Hayden leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Hayden a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hayden (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_hayden,
  title  = {Is Hayden a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hayden},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}