Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Haywood
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1919
Peak births
137
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Haywood
How many people are named Haywood?
An estimated 2,212 living Americans are named Haywood.
How rare is Haywood?
Haywood is very rare among babies today, with 12 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 91.2% from its 1919 peak.
How old is the typical Haywood?
The median age of a living American named Haywood is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 73 years old.
Is Haywood still popular?
Yes. Haywood is holding steady, with 12 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Haywood most common?
Haywood has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 12.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19192025
Peak year
1919
Decline from peak
91.2%
2025
12
All-time
6,541
Where it lives now
Haywood is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 12.0× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Haywood is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.