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Hayden vs Kaiyah

Hayden and Kaiyahcompared 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 · Girls

    In 2024, Hayden was ranked #5891 and Kaiyah #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Hayden and Kaiyah over time

Hayden and Kaiyah appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Hayden held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaiyah in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Hayden reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaiyah 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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Hayden and Kaiyah changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2008 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #4843.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 20082024

    Hayden held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Kaiyah in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Hayden #835 in 2009, Kaiyah #2201 in 2017.

    The order changed in 2024: Kaiyah moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2346 and #5687; by 2024 that had become #5891 and #4843.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Hayden #5891, Kaiyah #4843.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hayden, Kaiyah
FieldHaydenKaiyah
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Hayden has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kaiyah.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Hayden

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1974–2012

    Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in New Zealand, in 1994 (recorded 1974–2012).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Kaiyah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2006

    First recorded at #4157 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2006–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 2006–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls