Layton Boy
How popular is Layton?
#710 boy name in 2025
377 baby boys were named Layton in the US in 2025, making it the 710th most popular boy name. Another 90 girls got the name (#2,076 for girls).
Layton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #710 for boys (▼ 17 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 377 boys, 90 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #541 in 2015, #621 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (528 boys) |
| Highest rank | #541 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 85% boys, 15% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Layton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Layton family of names ranked #662 for boys in 2025 (#638 the year before), with 393 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Layton | 377 | 96% |
| Layten | 16 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Layton is most popular
Babies named Layton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- South Dakota: 1.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Mississippi: 1.0 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.9 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.8 per 1,000 (84 boys)
- Iowa: 0.7 per 1,000 (45 boys)
Layton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #865 |
| 1890s | 13 | #825 |
| 1900s | 32 | #865 |
| 1910s | 267 | #949 |
| 1920s | 381 | #984 |
| 1930s | 325 | #972 |
| 1940s | 337 | #971 |
| 1950s | 291 | #1,260 |
| 1960s | 244 | #1,254 |
| 1970s | 196 | #1,888 |
| 1980s | 318 | #1,585 |
| 1990s | 862 | #1,102 |
| 2000s | 2,317 | #683 |
| 2010s | 4,027 | #541 |
| 2020s | 2,536 | #611 |
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Questions
- Is Layton a boy or girl name?
- Layton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 85% of babies named Layton were boys.
- How popular is the name Layton?
- 377 baby boys were named Layton in the US in 2025, making it the 710th most popular boy name. Another 90 girls got the name (#2,076 for girls).
- When was Layton most popular?
- Layton peaked in 2015, when 528 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #541 in 2015.
- How many people are named Layton?
- 13,327 babies have been named Layton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,913 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Layton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Layton was most common in South Dakota, at 1.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.