Layton
- #2,076 for girls in 2025, 90 births
- #710 for boys in 2025, 377 births
- Given to boys 91.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2015 · 528 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 12,156since 1880
Layton over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,076 | 90 | #710 | 377 |
| 2024 | #2,053 | 94 | #693 | 391 |
| 2023 | #1,984 | 99 | #611 | 457 |
| 2022 | #2,364 | 78 | #634 | 437 |
| 2021 | #2,186 | 85 | #632 | 437 |
| 2020 | #2,257 | 79 | #621 | 437 |
| 2019 | #2,400 | 74 | #580 | 481 |
| 2018 | #3,201 | 50 | #658 | 384 |
| 2017 | #3,848 | 39 | #727 | 328 |
| 2016 | #3,656 | 42 | #636 | 418 |
| 2015 | #3,001 | 57 | #541 | 528 |
| 2014 | #3,719 | 41 | #639 | 411 |
| 2013 | #3,918 | 38 | #725 | 322 |
| 2012 | #4,387 | 33 | #609 | 404 |
| 2011 | #3,659 | 42 | #626 | 376 |
| 2010 | #4,023 | 37 | #643 | 375 |
| 2009 | #4,805 | 30 | #683 | 355 |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | #775 | 286 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #767 | 286 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #718 | 301 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #780 | 251 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #949 | 177 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #893 | 188 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #895 | 181 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #926 | 167 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #1,121 | 125 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #1,106 | 120 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #1,105 | 116 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #1,143 | 108 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #1,347 | 80 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #1,151 | 99 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #1,268 | 85 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #1,407 | 68 |
| 1992 | — | #1,228 | 84 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #1,528 | 57 |
| 1990 | — | #1,755 | 45 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,590 | 50 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,645 | 43 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,169 | 27 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,962 | 30 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,019 | 28 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,842 | 30 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,905 | 28 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,111 | 25 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,766 | 32 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,110 | 25 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,465 | 19 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,134 | 22 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,270 | 20 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,329 | 19 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,540 | 16 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,983 | 22 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,036 | 20 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,418 | 15 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,987 | 21 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,889 | 22 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,810 | 21 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,853 | 18 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,650 | 22 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,510 | 27 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,255 | 38 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,479 | 28 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,602 | 25 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,360 | 33 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,534 | 26 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,345 | 34 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,419 | 29 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,292 | 34 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,592 | 23 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,323 | 32 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,261 | 34 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,434 | 26 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,434 | 26 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,231 | 34 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,116 | 42 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,440 | 24 | |
| 1945 | — | #971 | 43 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,070 | 38 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,368 | 26 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,089 | 39 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,169 | 32 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,156 | 33 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,390 | 23 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,009 | 40 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,168 | 32 | |
| 1936 | — | #972 | 41 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,040 | 38 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,124 | 34 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,286 | 28 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,145 | 35 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,235 | 33 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,413 | 26 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,125 | 39 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,112 | 41 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,092 | 42 | |
| 1925 | — | #998 | 47 | |
| 1924 | — | #984 | 51 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,076 | 44 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,259 | 33 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,390 | 29 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,348 | 29 | |
| 1919 | — | #989 | 47 | |
| 1918 | — | #949 | 49 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,152 | 34 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,072 | 36 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,217 | 29 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,221 | 23 | |
| 1913 | — | #995 | 25 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,095 | 18 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
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| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
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| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Layton was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1895, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Layton is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Mississippi#215 · 1 in 774
- South Dakota#257 · 1 in 769
- Arkansas#284 · 1 in 1,049
- West Virginia#299 · 1 in 1,026
- Tennessee#359 · 1 in 1,599
Best ever in a state: #54 in Delaware, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #215 | 14 | 1 in 774 |
| South Dakota | #257 | 5 | 1 in 769 |
| Arkansas | #284 | 12 | 1 in 1,049 |
| West Virginia | #299 | 6 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Tennessee | #359 | 23 | 1 in 1,599 |
| Missouri | #368 | 17 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Kentucky | #375 | 13 | 1 in 1,580 |
| Indiana | #395 | 18 | 1 in 1,759 |
| Louisiana | #401 | 12 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 1,764 |
| North Carolina | #447 | 24 | 1 in 2,145 |
| Iowa | #448 | 7 | 1 in 1,976 |
| South Carolina | #470 | 10 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Georgia | #482 | 22 | 1 in 2,283 |
| Wisconsin | #484 | 10 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Michigan | #487 | 17 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Kansas | #590 | 5 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Arizona | #594 | 11 | 1 in 2,975 |
| Alabama | #622 | 7 | 1 in 3,074 |
| Utah | #703 | 5 | 1 in 3,933 |
| Ohio | #710 | 12 | 1 in 4,378 |
| Washington | #737 | 8 | 1 in 4,100 |
| Virginia | #798 | 8 | 1 in 4,657 |
| Texas | #809 | 33 | 1 in 5,305 |
| Florida | #846 | 17 | 1 in 5,620 |
| Pennsylvania | #913 | 8 | 1 in 6,532 |
| Illinois | #1,280 | 5 | 1 in 9,910 |
| California | #1,998 | 7 | 1 in 25,068 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Layton
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 89 spots since 2020 (#621 → #710)
- Biggest jump: 253 spots in 1896
- Biggest drop: 469 spots in 1946
Rise & fade · boys
135 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2015 at #541 (528 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 2001–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,630
- Highest: 1 in 3,630 boys born in 2015 were named Layton (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,531 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 33.1% of all boys named Layton (4,027) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #866 (1881) | #888 |
| 1890s | 13 | #826 (1896) | #953 |
| 1900s | 32 | #866 (1907) | #1,164 |
| 1910s | 267 | #949 (1918) | #1,136 |
| 1920s | 381 | #984 (1924) | #1,180 |
| 1930s | 325 | #972 (1936) | #1,187 |
| 1940s | 337 | #971 (1945) | #1,204 |
| 1950s | 291 | #1,261 (1951) | #1,433 |
| 1960s | 244 | #1,255 (1963) | #1,646 |
| 1970s | 196 | #1,889 (1970) | #2,205 |
| 1980s | 318 | #1,590 (1989) | #1,912 |
| 1990s | 862 | #1,105 (1998) | #1,304 |
| 2000s | 2,317 | #683 (2009) | #851 |
| 2010s | 4,027 | #541 (2015) | #638 |
| 2020s | 2,536 | #611 (2023) | #650 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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