boy's name
Heyward
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Births on record 2,018
Heyward is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1928, when 43 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1896.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Heyward over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 |
| 1900s | 45 |
| 1910s | 196 |
| 1920s | 343 |
| 1930s | 330 |
| 1940s | 316 |
| 1950s | 301 |
| 1960s | 195 |
| 1970s | 109 |
| 1980s | 86 |
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 32 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 14 |
How popular is Heyward?
In 2023, Heyward was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Heyward
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Heyward
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Heyward — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Heyward
How popular is the name Heyward?
In 2023, Heyward was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Heyward a girl's or a boy's name?
Heyward is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Heyward?
Heyward has 2 syllables.
When was Heyward most popular?
Heyward peaked in 1928, when 43 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.