Boys' name · since 1915
Drayton
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 2,063 babies named Drayton, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,607 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,063
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Drayton currently ranks #2607 among boys' names in America, with 2,063 babies recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drayton has been recorded 2,063 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #2607 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,247 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,607 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,063 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drayton ranks #3,247 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,607 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,063 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,607 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,063
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Drayton's 2,063 recorded births place it above 92.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
How Drayton compares
2,063 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Drayton's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Drayton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,063 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Drayton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drayton's full recorded timeline at 1977, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drayton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Drayton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (560 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Drayton's strongest decade.
560 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Drayton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 47
1930s
47 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
332 births
- 2000s
2000s
560 births
- 2010s
2010s
472 births
- 2020s 220
2020s
220 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 560 births (27% of all-time use).
How Drayton 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 Drayton's total volume
Drayton by state
Where Drayton concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 219 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 133 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 28 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Kansas | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | California | | 5 | 0.2% |
219 of 2,063 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Drayton appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Drayton's data
- Drayton's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (560 total births) through the 2020s (220) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Draytons (219 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
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 Drayton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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, 1915–2025 (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 Drayton 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.