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Haidee

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How to Pronounce Haidee

Pronounced HY-dee /ˈhaɪdi/Medium

Meaning: Haidee is a literary name coined by Lord Byron for a character in his poem Don Juan, published from 1819. Byron is thought to have drawn on a Greek word he read as 'modest' or 'caressed'; the exact source is uncertain, so the name is best tied to Byron himself.Low

In 30 seconds: Haidee is a name from Byron's poem 'Don Juan', linked to a Greek word for 'modest', used only rarely and never widely (said HY-dee).

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Origin LowGreek, English

MeaningHaidee is a literary name coined by Lord Byron for a character in his poem Don Juan, published from 1819. Byron is thought to have drawn on a Greek word he read as 'modest' or 'caressed'; the exact source is uncertain, so the name is best tied to Byron himself.

U.S. rank (2024)#16091 ↘ Falling

2024 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2011

Total births (all-time)≈ 603

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Haidee entered English through literature: Byron named a Greek island girl Haidee in Don Juan, drawing loosely on a Greek word he glossed as 'modest' or 'caressed'. Readers charmed by the poem passed the name into occasional real use.

Haidee was never common. It drew only a couple dozen girls a year even in its best years, with a faint early-twentieth-century use and an odd small flicker around 2011 that still left it deeply rare. It reads as a poetic, uncommon name with a bookish pedigree rather than a family-tree one.

Did you know? Haidee owes its whole existence to Lord Byron, who gave the name to the tender island heroine of his poem Don Juan.

Overall data confidence 50%

References - Haidee — literary coinage from Byron's Don Juan; Greek 'modest' uncertain

Variations

HaideeHaydeeHaide

Nicknames

Haid

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Haidee mean?

It is a literary name from Byron's poem Don Juan, linked to a Greek word for 'modest' or 'caressed'.

How do you pronounce Haidee?

It's said HY-dee /ˈhaɪdi/, two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Haidee a boy or girl name?

Haidee is used as a girl's name.

Is Haidee a popular name?

No, it has always been very rare, a poetic name seen only faintly since the nineteenth century.