Hayden vs Polina
Hayden and Polinacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Hayden was ranked #798 and Polina #798 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hayden was ranked #5891 and Polina #1672 among girls in England and Wales.
Hayden and Polina over time
Hayden and Polina appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Polina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hayden in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hayden reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Polina 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 Polina changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #1672.
- Mirrored each other
Over 20 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Polina rose about as far as Hayden fell — from #3912 and #3912 in 2000 to #5891 and #1672 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2024
Hayden held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Polina in 11.
Highest recorded here: Hayden #835 in 2009, Polina #1389 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hayden #5891, Polina #1672.
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
| Field | Hayden | Polina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1892 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hayden has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Polina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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 #314 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Polina
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2023
Highest recorded position: #555 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2005–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls