Layson vs Layton

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

Name A

Layson

Boy name · Rank #6684

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Name B

Layton

Boy name · Rank #691

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Metric Layson Layton
Current Rank #6684 #691
Total Births (all years) 194 11,775
Peak Year 2016 2015
Peak Year Births 19 528
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2001 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Layson Layton
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 13
1900ss — 32
1910ss — 267
1920ss — 381
1930ss — 325
1940ss — 337
1950ss — 291
1960ss — 244
1970ss — 196
1980ss — 318
1990ss — 862
2000ss 33 2,317
2010ss 108 4,026
2020ss 53 2,156

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Layson Layton
2014 7 411
2015 18 528
2016 19 418
2017 5 328
2018 13 383
2019 13 481
2020 14 437
2021 5 436
2022 10 437
2023 11 457
2024 13 389

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, 2001–2024.

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