Boys' name · since 1996
Blayton
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 298 babies named Blayton, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,619 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 298
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Blayton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 298 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Blayton recorded 298 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2023.
- #10,619 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 298 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blayton ranks #10,619 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 298 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,619 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 298
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Blayton's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Blayton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blayton's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blayton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Blayton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (154 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Blayton's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Blayton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 154 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Blayton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Blayton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1996–2023 (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 Blayton 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.