Hayden vs Shams
Hayden and Shamscompared 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 2023, Hayden was ranked #257 and Shams #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hayden was ranked #5891 and Shams #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Hayden and Shams over time
Hayden and Shams appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Hayden held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Shams 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 · Boys13 shared years, 1997–2023
Hayden held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Shams in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hayden #71 in 2008, Shams #2859 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Hayden #257, Shams #4991.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2007–2024
Hayden held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Shams in 2.
Highest recorded here: Hayden #1257 in 2010, Shams #2411 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Shams moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2346 and #2504; by 2024 that had become #5891 and #2411.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hayden #5891, Shams #2411.
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 | Shams |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1719 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hayden has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Shams.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Shams
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1998–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls