Recorded 1996–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 274 births

Deyton — boys' name

274 babies named Deyton in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s382000s1232010s1082020s5
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Deyton was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

20 babies were named Deyton in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deyton

The Social Security Administration has registered 274 babies named Deyton between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deyton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deyton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deyton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deyton 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 274 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.

Deyton at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

274

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

2009

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Deyton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 202320162012200920062003200019971996 6

Deyton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
123 births that decade — 45% of Deyton's all-time total
1990s382000s1232010s1082020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deyton?
274 babies have been named Deyton since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 20 births.
When was Deyton most popular?
Deyton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Deyton been used?
Deyton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Deyton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deyon, Deylan, Deyonte, Deyvi, 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, 1996–2023 (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.