To think Hayden is a boys' name!? DH thinks girls'!?

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Our little one arrived last week. My current favourite is Hayden, but DH thinks it's a girls' name. If we go for it, he wants Haydn (but this is pronounced Hi-don but says he will say it as Hay-don )

Who is right!?

Hayden Christensen (actor) always pops in to my head when I hear the name Hayden. I associate it with being a boys name.

It's both.

Hayden is a boys name, surely. I'm a bit worried you don't like Aiden though, as so many people won't say the H .

It's both.
I always think of Hayden Panettiere when i hear the name now.

My brother is called Haydn (as in the composer spelling) and he is 51

I love the name Haydn for a girl.. and Cameron!

You're right, people will pronounce Haydn Hi-don like the composer. Or have no idea how to say it.

Unisex but it has recently become a very popular girls name over the last year or so. It's possible most of the Haydens in your child's school year will be girls - if you think that will bother him then don't name him that.

Haydn is a Welsh boy's name. The one I know is pronounced hay not hy. Not a problem afaik.

Boys name.

It's a boy's name but so too are Shirley, Madison and Hilary.

If you like it go for it.

I am aware girls have the name but would initially assume a Hayden, however spelt, was a boy.

One of those situations -like many other names- where I'm happy to be corrected, but would you/your daughter want to be the one always doing the correcting (or otherwise always being asked 'boy or girl?')?

My daughter is called Hayden (and we love it!) but it is a unisex name and a friend has a boy called Hayden. I hear it more for boys than girls.

Hayden Christensen is a male actor if you want to give him an example!

Sorry, son, not daughter. Was thinking the wrong way round.

Haydn isn't silly.

Never heard it pronounced Hidon either, it's a family name here and always pronounced Haydon.

Boys name to my sensibilities.

368 boys and 16 girls last year.

I see it as a unisex name but calling your son Hyden , people will just be calling him Hayden and you (and him) will be constantly correcting them.

It's both. The first boy I had a crush on was called Hadrian.

I worked with someone once who named his firstborn Cornelius Hadrian.

The poor wee mite was set to grow up in Wishaw. I mean

This is the only Haydn I know!

All the Hayden's I know (children from primary school) were all girls

I know a male Haydn, and female Hayden, so I agree with your dh.
The pronounce them the same way.

My very first crush was called Hayden. He was American and his dad was working in the U.K. for a while. I wanted to dance with him at the school disco, but he danced with a very clever and beautiful girl instead. I'm not sure why . Careless Whisper, it was.

Marcipex Speak for yourself!

I've only heard it used as a boys name. What about Hayley for a girl? I think that would be easier.

I've taught boy and girl Haydens. Most recently a girl one though.