Derry vs Hayden

Derry and Haydencompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Derry was ranked #3048 and Hayden #274 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Derry was ranked #541 and Hayden #313 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Derry was ranked #3541 and Hayden #2040 among girls in England and Wales.

Derry and Hayden over time

Derry and Hayden appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Hayden held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Derry in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Derry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Hayden in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2022
Derry held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hayden in 26.
Highest recorded here: Derry #654 in 1996, Hayden #71 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Derry #3048, Hayden #274.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 1997–2016
Derry held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hayden in 10.
Highest recorded here: Derry #303 in 1997, Hayden #186 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Derry #541, Hayden #313.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Hayden

Pairs where Hayden shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Noah vs Hayden
Over 52 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Noah rose about as far as Hayden fell — from #225 and #124 in 1996 to #2 and #279 in 2024.
Noah · Hayden · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Joshua vs Hayden
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Joshua #1 in 1993, Hayden #31 in 1994.
Joshua · Hayden · 28 shared years, 1987–2016 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1994 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Oliver vs Hayden
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Oliver #1 in 2009, Hayden #71 in 2008.
Oliver · Hayden · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2009 England and Wales ranking
Jamie vs Hayden
Across 36 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Jamie and Hayden averaged 10.0 places apart, ending at #53 and #82.
Jamie · Hayden · 36 shared years, 1974–2009 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2009 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Derry, Hayden
Field	Derry	Hayden
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #3048 (2022)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Derry and Hayden both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Derry

Popularity journey

First recorded1975
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1975–2016
Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1975–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3048 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys

Hayden

Popularity journey

First recorded1974
First recorded at #67 among boys in New Zealand in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2012
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in New Zealand, in 1994 (recorded 1974–2012).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys