Boys' name · since 1986
Ayrton
Ayrton has 862 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,018 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 862
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ayrton is the #3018 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 862 recorded since 1986.
Ayrton has 862 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3018 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #5,639 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,018 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 862 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayrton ranks #5,639 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,018 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 862 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,018 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 862
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayrton's 862 recorded births place it above 87.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ayrton compares
862 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ayrton's all-time total is 134% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayrton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 862 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ayrton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ayrton's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ayrton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Ayrton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (318 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Ayrton's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ayrton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
318 births
- 2020s
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 318 births (37% of all-time use).
How Ayrton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ayrton's total volume
Ayrton by state
Where Ayrton concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 141 | 16.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 3.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
141 of 862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ayrton's data
- Ayrton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (318 total births) through the 2020s (173) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ayrtons (141 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ayrton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ayrton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.