Layton

#2,076 for girls in 2025, 90 births · #710 for boys in 2025, 377 births
Given to boys 91.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
2015 · 528 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
12,156
since 1880

Layton over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #541, 2015girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,07690#710377
2024#2,05394#693391
2023#1,98499#611457
2022#2,36478#634437
2021#2,18685#632437
2020#2,25779#621437
2019#2,40074#580481
2018#3,20150#658384
2017#3,84839#727328
2016#3,65642#636418
2015#3,00157#541528
2014#3,71941#639411
2013#3,91838#725322
2012#4,38733#609404
2011#3,65942#626376
2010#4,02337#643375
2009#4,80530#683355
2008#7,40817#775286
2007#9,53912#767286
2006#13,6067#718301
2005#10,12810#780251
2004#9,26411#949177
2003#7,58014#893188
2002#13,5956#895181
2001#12,0567#926167
2000#8,53411#1,121125
1999#8,80510#1,106120
1998#6,36015#1,105116
1997#8,33410#1,143108
1996#10,5677#1,34780
1995#10,5147#1,15199
1994#8,8049#1,26885
1993#13,4425#1,40768
1992—#1,22884
1991#13,1475#1,52857
1990—#1,75545
1989—#1,59050
1988—#1,64543
1987—#2,16927
1986—#1,96230
1985—#2,01928
1984—#1,84230
1983—#1,90528
1982—#2,11125
1981—#1,76632
1980—#2,11025
1979—#2,46519
1978—#2,13422
1977—#2,27020
1976—#2,32919
1975—#2,54016
1974—#1,98322
1973—#2,03620
1972—#2,41815
1971—#1,98721
1970—#1,88922
1969—#1,81021
1968—#1,73121
1967—#1,85318
1966—#1,65022
1965—#2,08415
1964—#1,51027
1963—#1,25538
1962—#1,47928
1961—#1,60225
1960—#1,48629
1959—#1,36033
1958—#1,53426
1957—#1,34534
1956—#1,76520
1955—#1,41929
1954—#1,29234
1953—#1,59223
1952—#1,32332
1951—#1,26134
1950—#1,43426
1949—#1,43426
1948—#1,23134
1947—#1,11642
1946—#1,44024
1945—#97143
1944—#1,07038
1943—#1,36826
1942—#1,08939
1941—#1,16932
1940—#1,15633
1939—#1,39023
1938—#1,00940
1937—#1,16832
1936—#97241
1935—#1,04038
1934—#1,49821
1933—#1,12434
1932—#1,28628
1931—#1,14535
1930—#1,23533
1929—#1,41326
1928—#1,12539
1927—#1,11241
1926—#1,09242
1925—#99847
1924—#98451
1923—#1,07644
1922—#1,25933
1921—#1,39029
1920—#1,34829
1919—#98947
1918—#94949
1917—#1,15234
1916—#1,07236
1915—#1,21729
1914—#1,22123
1913—#99525
1912—#1,09518
1911—#1,5376
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1908—#1,2176
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1881—#8665
1880—#9095
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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedIAIndiana: #529 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,915 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedNEMissouri: #651 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,874 boysMOKentucky: #465 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,838 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedDEArizona: #705 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,583 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedNMKansas: #447 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,299 boysKSArkansas: #399 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,482 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #928 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,346 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #497 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,027 boysLAMississippi: #444 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,593 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Layton, so not publishedHITexas: #828 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 10,084 boysTXFlorida: #1,278 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,858 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#399 · 1 in 2,482
  2. Mississippi#444 · 1 in 2,593
  3. Kansas#447 · 1 in 3,299
  4. Kentucky#465 · 1 in 4,838
  5. Louisiana#497 · 1 in 3,027

Best ever in a state: #54 in Delaware, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#39961 in 2,482
Mississippi#44461 in 2,593
Kansas#44751 in 3,299
Kentucky#46551 in 4,838
Louisiana#49791 in 3,027
Indiana#52981 in 4,915
Missouri#65151 in 6,874
Arizona#70551 in 7,583
Texas#828171 in 10,084
North Carolina#92851 in 10,346
Florida#1,27851 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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s10#866 (1881)#888
1890s13#826 (1896)#953
1900s32#866 (1907)#1,164
1910s267#949 (1918)#1,136
1920s381#984 (1924)#1,180
1930s325#972 (1936)#1,187
1940s337#971 (1945)#1,204
1950s291#1,261 (1951)#1,433
1960s244#1,255 (1963)#1,646
1970s196#1,889 (1970)#2,205
1980s318#1,590 (1989)#1,912
1990s862#1,105 (1998)#1,304
2000s2,317#683 (2009)#851
2010s4,027#541 (2015)#638
2020s2,536#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

girls
#8,534
11 births · 1 in 165,094 girls
boys
#1,121
125 births · 1 in 15,712 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #8,534Layton11

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #1,121Layton125
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).

Ranked beside Layton
  1. #8,027Zyanne12
  2. #8,027Zykerria12
  3. #8,027Zyon12
  4. #8,534Layton11
  5. #8,534Aaleyah11
  6. #8,534Aamna11
  7. #8,534Aariana11
  8. #9,163Aaliyha10
  9. #9,163Aashna10
  10. #9,163Aastha10

Tied with 628 names at #8,534; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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).

Ranked beside Layton
  1. #1,116Leif126
  2. #1,116Rico126
  3. #1,116Sydney126
  4. #1,121Layton125
  5. #1,121Daveon125
  6. #1,121Erich125
  7. #1,121Menachem125
  8. #1,125Johnpaul124
  9. #1,125Miguelangel124
  10. #1,125Santana124

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2000 →