Layton
#2,076 for girls in 2025, 90 births · #710 for boys in 2025, 377 births
Given to boys 91.2% of the time
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 2000
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#399 · 1 in 2,482
- Mississippi#444 · 1 in 2,593
- Kansas#447 · 1 in 3,299
- Kentucky#465 · 1 in 4,838
- Louisiana#497 · 1 in 3,027
Best ever in a state: #54 in Delaware, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #399 | 6 | 1 in 2,482 |
| Mississippi | #444 | 6 | 1 in 2,593 |
| Kansas | #447 | 5 | 1 in 3,299 |
| Kentucky | #465 | 5 | 1 in 4,838 |
| Louisiana | #497 | 9 | 1 in 3,027 |
| Indiana | #529 | 8 | 1 in 4,915 |
| Missouri | #651 | 5 | 1 in 6,874 |
| Arizona | #705 | 5 | 1 in 7,583 |
| Texas | #828 | 17 | 1 in 10,084 |
| North Carolina | #928 | 5 | 1 in 10,346 |
| Florida | #1,278 | 5 | 1 in 17,858 |
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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
- 17 spots since 2024 (#693 → #710)
- 89 spots since 2020 (#621 → #710)
- 169 spots since 2015 (#541 → #710)
- Biggest jump: 253 spots in 1896 (#1,079 → #826)
- Biggest drop: 469 spots in 1946 (#971 → #1,440)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2015 at #541 (528 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 2001–2025
- 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%)
- 33.1% of all boys named Layton (4,027) were born in this decade
- 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.
Layton in 2000
Top girls' names in 2000
Top boys' names in 2000
More about 2000
girls
1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 165,094 of them was named Layton, which outranked 51.7% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,027Zyanne12
- #8,027Zykerria12
- #8,027Zyon12
- #8,534Layton11
- #8,534Aaleyah11
- #8,534Aamna11
- #8,534Aariana11
- #9,163Aaliyha10
- #9,163Aashna10
- #9,163Aastha10
Tied with 628 names at #8,534; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 15,712 of them was named Layton, which outranked 90.8% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).