Total births
53
Boys' name · since 1914
Guyton
Guyton has 53 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 53
- total births
- 1914–2011
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Guyton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 53 have been recorded since 1914.
Guyton has 53 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2011.
- 53 total births
- 1914–2011 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
53 boys have been named Guyton since 1914, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 2011.
- 53
- total births
- 1914–2011
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Guyton was born in this single decade.
1930
Single peak year
6 babies were named Guyton in 1930 - its busiest year on record.
Guyton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Guyton splits its recorded history at 1935: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Guyton at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
1930
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Guyton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2011
- Peak year (1930)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Guyton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Guyton's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Guyton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 17 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Guyton? ▼
Since 1914, Social Security records show 53 babies named Guyton. The most recent recorded year was 2011. Its busiest year on record was 1930, with 6 births.
When was Guyton most popular? ▼
Guyton was most popular in the 1930s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Guyton been used? ▼
Records for Guyton go back to 1914, giving 98 years of history through 2011.
What names are similar to Guyton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guy, Guye, Guyon, Guymon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Guyton's data
- Guyton's decade-level peak was the 1930s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Guyton: Baby Name Since 1914 - 53 Births, Peak 1930." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/guyton. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Guyton 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 June 2026.