Layn vs Layton

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

Name A

Layn

Boy name · Rank #12986

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Name B

Layton

Boy name · Rank #691

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Metric Layn Layton
Current Rank #12986 #691
Total Births (all years) 123 11,775
Peak Year 2019 2015
Peak Year Births 11 528
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Layn Layton
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 13
1900ss — 32
1910ss — 267
1920ss — 381
1930ss — 325
1940ss — 337
1950ss — 291
1960ss — 244
1970ss — 196
1980ss — 318
1990ss 22 862
2000ss 24 2,317
2010ss 56 4,026
2020ss 21 2,156

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Layn Layton
2014 6 411
2015 5 528
2016 6 418
2017 5 328
2018 6 383
2019 11 481
2020 6 437
2021 5 436
2022 — 437
2023 5 457
2024 5 389

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, 1996–2024.

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