Unisex name · since 1999
Kayton
Kayton has 180 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,619 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 180
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
180 babies have been named Kayton since 1999, making it today's #10147 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayton has been recorded 180 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #10147 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #13,619 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,147 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 180 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayton ranks #13,619 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,147 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 180 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,619 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 180
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayton's 180 recorded births place it above 70.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kayton compares
180 36th percentile among 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
Kayton's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 180 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayton's full recorded timeline at 2015, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kayton popularity over time - girls
167 total births recorded since 1992 (Kayton as girls' name)
Kayton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (98 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Kayton's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kayton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 98 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kayton's data
- Kayton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Kayton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Kayton 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.