Boys' name · since 1914
Crayton
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 674 babies named Crayton, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 674
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Crayton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 674 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Crayton recorded 674 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2024.
- #6,597 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 674 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crayton ranks #6,597 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 674 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 674
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Crayton's 674 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Crayton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Crayton splits its recorded history at 1979: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Crayton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Crayton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (112 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Crayton's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Crayton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 44
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
59 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 112 births (17% of all-time use).
How Crayton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Crayton's total volume
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What to do with Crayton's data
- Crayton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 23 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Crayton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1914–2024 (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 Crayton 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.