Boys' name · since 2008
Laeton
Laeton has 50 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,183 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 50
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
50 boys have been named Laeton since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laeton has been recorded 50 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2008 to 2022.
- #22,183 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 50 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laeton ranks #22,183 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,183 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 50
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laeton's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laeton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laeton's full recorded timeline at 2012, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laeton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2022
- Peak year (2015)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
50 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2015 with 9 births in a single year.
Laeton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (33 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Laeton's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Laeton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (66% of all-time use).
Laeton decade highlights
- Peak decade 33 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Laeton's data
- Laeton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laeton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2008–2022 (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 Laeton 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.
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