Lay vs Layden

Side-by-side comparison of Lay and Layden — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lay

Boy name

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Name B

Layden

Boy name · Rank #3320

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Metric Lay Layden
Current Rank Unranked #3320
Total Births (all years) 28 1,131
Peak Year 2016 2012
Peak Year Births 7 85
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1999

Births by Decade

Decade Lay Layden
1910ss 6 —
1920ss 10 —
1990ss — 8
2000ss — 255
2010ss 12 634
2020ss — 234

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lay Layden
2014 5 68
2015 — 73
2016 7 49
2017 — 53
2018 — 44
2019 — 53
2020 — 53
2021 — 45
2022 — 46
2023 — 31
2024 — 36
2025 — 23

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2016.

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