Hayden vs Summaya

Hayden and Summayacompared 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 Summaya #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Hayden and Summaya over time

Hayden and Summaya appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Hayden held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Summaya 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 Summaya 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 Summaya changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2005 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #4843.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hayden #835 in 2009, Summaya #1653 in 2010.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2005–2024
Hayden held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Summaya in 3.
Highest recorded here: Hayden #835 in 2009, Summaya #1653 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hayden #5891, Summaya #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.

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 60 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 Hayden, Summaya
Field	Hayden	Summaya
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	2
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 #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Hayden and Summaya both have 2 syllables.
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 #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Summaya

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1653 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls