Crayton — #9947 US boys' name
674 babies named Crayton in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 30% of names given to boys today.
17% of everyone ever named Crayton was born in this single decade.
23 babies were named Crayton in 2007 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Crayton
The Social Security Administration has registered 674 babies named Crayton between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Crayton currently holds the #9947 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 23 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Crayton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Crayton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Crayton 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 674 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.
Crayton at a glance
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Current rank
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Crayton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914
- Peak year (2007)
- 23
- Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
Currently ranks #9947 among boys.
674 total births across 111 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 23 births in a single year.
Crayton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 112 births that decade — 17% of Crayton's all-time total
Crayton decade highlights
- Peak decade 112 births
- Runner-up 110 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Crayton's strongest decade
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
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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, 1914–2024 (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.