US rank #3557 Boys' name Peak 2012 821 births

Ayrton — #3557 US boys' name

821 babies named Ayrton in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s1802000s1712010s3182020s132
#3557
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ayrton was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

46 babies were named Ayrton in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayrton

The Social Security Administration has registered 821 babies named Ayrton between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ayrton currently holds the #3557 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayrton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 318 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ayrton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 131 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ayrton in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayrton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 821 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ayrton at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

821

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2012

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,557

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayrton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
46
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
01020304050 202420192014200920041999199419891986 7

Ayrton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
318 births that decade — 39% of Ayrton's all-time total
1980s201990s1802000s1712010s3182020s132

Ayrton by state

Where Ayrton concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ayrton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
131 16.0%
#2 Texas
27 3.3%
#3 New York
10 1.2%
#4 Virginia
5 0.6%
California share of Ayrton's total US births 16.0%
Even split

131 of 821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayrton?
821 babies have been named Ayrton since 1986. It currently ranks #3557 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 46 births.
When was Ayrton most popular?
Ayrton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 318 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Ayrton most popular?
The top states for the name Ayrton are California (131 births), Texas (27 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Ayrton been used?
Ayrton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayrton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayron, Ayren, Ayres, Ayrian, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.