Recorded 2003–2014 Boys' name Peak 2014 31 births

Deighton — boys' name

31 babies named Deighton in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s182010s13

The verdict

31 boys have been named Deighton since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

31
total births
2003–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Deighton was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

7 babies were named Deighton in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deighton

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Deighton between 2003 and 2014, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deighton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deighton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deighton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deighton 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 31 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.

Deighton at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

31

Since 2003

12 years of records

Peak year

2014

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2003

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2014

Deighton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2003

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2014)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5.566.577.5 20142012200920052003 6

Deighton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 58% of Deighton's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deighton?
31 babies have been named Deighton since 2003. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2014 with 7 births.
When was Deighton most popular?
Deighton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Deighton been used?
Deighton has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 12 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Deighton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deion, Deiondre, Deionte, Deigo, 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, 2003–2014 (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.