Boys' name · since 1996
Deyton
Deyton has 274 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deyton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 274 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Deyton recorded 274 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2023.
- #11,148 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 274 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deyton ranks #11,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deyton's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deyton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deyton's full recorded timeline at 2007, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deyton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Deyton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (123 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Deyton's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Deyton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 123 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Deyton's data
- Deyton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Deyton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1996–2023 (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 Deyton 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.