Layne vs Layton

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

Name A

Layne

Boy name · Rank #696

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Name B

Layton

Boy name · Rank #691

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Metric Layne Layton
Current Rank #696 #691
Total Births (all years) 13,935 11,775
Peak Year 2012 2015
Peak Year Births 432 528
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Layne Layton
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 13
1900ss — 32
1910ss 7 267
1920ss 35 381
1930ss 94 325
1940ss 233 337
1950ss 882 291
1960ss 1,025 244
1970ss 548 196
1980ss 532 318
1990ss 1,554 862
2000ss 3,109 2,317
2010ss 3,869 4,026
2020ss 2,047 2,156

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Layne Layton
2014 419 411
2015 350 528
2016 340 418
2017 354 328
2018 350 383
2019 377 481
2020 397 437
2021 432 436
2022 410 437
2023 421 457
2024 387 389

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, 1918–2024.

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