Recorded 1995–2018 Boys' name Peak 2007 87 births

Krayton — boys' name

87 babies named Krayton in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s232010s59
2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Krayton was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

10 babies were named Krayton in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krayton

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Krayton between 1995 and 2018, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Krayton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krayton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Krayton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krayton 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 87 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.

Krayton at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

87

Since 1995

24 years of records

Peak year

2007

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1995

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2018

Krayton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1995

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 20182016201520142013201220102008200720021995 5

Krayton by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
59 births that decade — 68% of Krayton's all-time total
1990s52000s232010s59

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krayton?
87 babies have been named Krayton since 1995. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 10 births.
When was Krayton most popular?
Krayton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Krayton been used?
Krayton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 24 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Krayton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kraig, Kramer, Kratos, Kraven, and 4 more. 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, 1995–2018 (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.