Layden vs Layton

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

Name A

Layden

Boy name · Rank #3306

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Name B

Layton

Boy name · Rank #691

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Metric Layden Layton
Current Rank #3306 #691
Total Births (all years) 1,108 11,775
Peak Year 2012 2015
Peak Year Births 85 528
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1999 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Layden Layton
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 13
1900ss — 32
1910ss — 267
1920ss — 381
1930ss — 325
1940ss — 337
1950ss — 291
1960ss — 244
1970ss — 196
1980ss — 318
1990ss 8 862
2000ss 255 2,317
2010ss 634 4,026
2020ss 211 2,156

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Layden Layton
2014 68 411
2015 73 528
2016 49 418
2017 53 328
2018 44 383
2019 53 481
2020 53 437
2021 45 436
2022 46 437
2023 31 457
2024 36 389

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, 1999–2024.

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