Unisex name · since 1986
Cayton
Cayton has 118 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 118
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cayton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 118 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Cayton recorded 118 times among boys since 1986, 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 1986 to 2017.
- #16,313 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 118 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayton ranks #16,313 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 118
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cayton's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cayton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cayton's full recorded timeline at 2007, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cayton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2017
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Cayton popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 2002 (Cayton as girls' name)
Cayton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (54 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Cayton's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Cayton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 54 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cayton's data
- Cayton's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2010s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cayton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~31 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, 1986–2017 (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 Cayton 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.