US rank #4360 Boys' name Peak 2001 1,863 births

Chayton — #4360 US boys' name

1,863 babies named Chayton in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s2282000s7722010s7152020s148
#4360
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Chayton was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

102 babies were named Chayton in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chayton

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,863 babies named Chayton between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chayton currently holds the #4360 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chayton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 772 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chayton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 90 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Chayton in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chayton 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 1,863 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.

Chayton at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,863

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2001

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,360

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chayton popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
102
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199919941990 6

Chayton popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1999 (Chayton as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1999 6

Chayton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
772 births that decade — 41% of Chayton's all-time total
1990s2282000s7722010s7152020s148

Chayton by state

Where Chayton concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Chayton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
90 4.8%
#2 California
74 4.0%
#3 North Carolina
53 2.8%
#4 Oklahoma
32 1.7%
#5 Missouri
28 1.5%
#6 Florida
22 1.2%
#7 Ohio
22 1.2%
#8 Illinois
10 0.5%
Texas share of Chayton's total US births 4.8%
Even split

90 of 1,863 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Chayton appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chayton?
1,863 babies have been named Chayton since 1990. It currently ranks #4360 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 102 births.
When was Chayton most popular?
Chayton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 772 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Chayton most popular?
The top states for the name Chayton are Texas (90 births), California (74 births), North Carolina (53 births).
How long has the name Chayton been used?
Chayton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chayton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.