Boys' name · since 2006

Blaydon

Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Blaydon, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,768 of 45,481
all-time among boys
30
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade

30 boys have been named Blaydon since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Blaydon has 30 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2006 to 2017.

  • #25,768 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 30 born since 2006
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blaydon ranks #25,768 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,768 of 45,481
all-time among boys
30
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Blaydon's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Blaydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Blaydon's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Blaydon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
456789 20062010201120142017 5

Blaydon by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 77% of the file).

2010s was Blaydon's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Blaydon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blaydon? ▼
Since 2006, Social Security records show 30 babies named Blaydon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,768 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 8 births.
Where does Blaydon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blaydon ranks #25,768 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Blaydon most popular? ▼
Blaydon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Blaydon been used? ▼
Blaydon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 12 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Blaydon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blake, Blaine, Blair, Blaise, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Blaydon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Blaydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2017 (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 Blaydon 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.