Layman vs Layton

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

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Layman

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Layton

Boy name · Rank #691

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Metric Layman Layton
Current Rank Unranked #691
Total Births (all years) 244 11,775
Peak Year 1924 2015
Peak Year Births 13 528
Peak Decade 1930ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Layman Layton
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 13
1900ss — 32
1910ss 45 267
1920ss 53 381
1930ss 54 325
1940ss 40 337
1950ss 40 291
1960ss 12 244
1970ss — 196
1980ss — 318
1990ss — 862
2000ss — 2,317
2010ss — 4,026
2020ss — 2,156

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Layman Layton
2014 — 411
2015 — 528
2016 — 418
2017 — 328
2018 — 383
2019 — 481
2020 — 437
2021 — 436
2022 — 437
2023 — 457
2024 — 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, 1915–1963.

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