Hayden vs Salome
Hayden and Salomecompared 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 Salome #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hayden was ranked #5891 and Salome #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Hayden and Salome over time
Hayden and Salome appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Salome 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 Salome 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 Salome changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2024
Hayden held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Salome in 10.
Highest recorded here: Hayden #835 in 2009, Salome #1436 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hayden #5891, Salome #2000.
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 | Salome |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Salome.
- 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
Salome
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2019
Highest recorded position: #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2011–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls