Recorded 1996–2023 Boys' name Peak 2006 298 births

Blayton — boys' name

298 babies named Blayton in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s1542010s1042020s24
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Blayton was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

24 babies were named Blayton in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blayton

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Blayton between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Blayton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blayton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Blayton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blayton 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 298 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.

Blayton at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

298

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

2006

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Blayton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
24
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20232019201520112007200319991996 6

Blayton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
154 births that decade — 52% of Blayton's all-time total
1990s162000s1542010s1042020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blayton?
298 babies have been named Blayton since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 24 births.
When was Blayton most popular?
Blayton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Blayton been used?
Blayton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Blayton?
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.

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, 1996–2023 (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.