Leyton Boy & girl
How popular is Leyton?
#2,421 boy name in 2025
56 baby boys were named Leyton in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name. Another 31 girls got the name (#4,459 for girls).
Leyton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,421 for boys (▼ 211 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 56 boys, 31 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,444 in 2015, #1,815 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (144 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,228 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1961 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 79% boys, 21% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Leyton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Leyton family of names ranked #1,798 for boys in 2025 (#1,716 the year before), with 67 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Leyton | 56 | 84% |
| Lleyton | 11 | 16% |
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 Leyton is most popular
Babies named Leyton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wisconsin: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 boys)
Leyton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,064 |
| 1970s | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1990s | 81 | #3,593 |
| 2000s | 912 | #1,306 |
| 2010s | 1,136 | #1,228 |
| 2020s | 404 | #1,815 |
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Questions
- Is Leyton a boy or girl name?
- Leyton is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 79% of babies named Leyton were boys and 21% were girls.
- How popular is the name Leyton?
- 56 baby boys were named Leyton in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name. Another 31 girls got the name (#4,459 for girls).
- When was Leyton most popular?
- Leyton peaked in 2010, when 144 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,228 in 2010.
- How many people are named Leyton?
- 2,972 babies have been named Leyton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,943 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Leyton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Leyton was most common in Wisconsin, at 0.0 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.