Boys' name · since 2001
Klayten
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 118 babies named Klayten, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,301 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Klayten currently ranks #11301 among boys' names in America, with 118 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Klayten has been recorded 118 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #11301 nationally and more common than 19% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #16,325 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,301 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 118 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Klayten ranks #16,325 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,301 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 118 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,301 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Klayten's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Klayten compares
118 29th 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
Klayten's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Klayten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 118 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Klayten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Klayten's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Klayten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Klayten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Klayten's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Klayten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Klayten's data
- Klayten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Klayten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Klayten 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.