Recorded 1914–2011 Boys' name Peak 1930 53 births

Guyton — boys' name

53 babies named Guyton in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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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.

What the Data Says About Guyton

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Guyton between 1914 and 2011, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Guyton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guyton performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Guyton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guyton 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 53 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.

Guyton at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

53

Since 1914

98 years of records

Peak year

1930

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1914

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2011

Guyton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1914

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1930)
6
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
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Guyton by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
17 births that decade — 32% of Guyton's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guyton?
53 babies have been named Guyton since 1914. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year 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?
Guyton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 98 years of data 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.

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, 1914–2011 (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.