Unisex name · since 1999
Layden
Layden has 1,131 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,131
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layden currently ranks #4497 among unisex names in America, with 1,131 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Layden recorded 1,131 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #4497 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #4,748 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,497 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,131 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layden ranks #4,748 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,497 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,131 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,131
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layden's 1,131 recorded births place it above 89.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Layden compares
1,131 Top 30% higher than 70% of 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
Layden's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,131 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 34 | 22,252 |
Layden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Layden's full recorded timeline at 2013, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Layden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Layden popularity over time - girls
74 total births recorded since 2006 (Layden as girls' name)
Layden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (634 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Layden's strongest decade.
634 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Layden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s
2010s
634 births
- 2020s 234
2020s
234 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 634 births (56% of all-time use).
How Layden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Layden's total volume
Layden by state
Where Layden concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 85 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.9% |
85 of 1,131 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Layden appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Layden's data
- Layden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (634 total births) through the 2020s (234) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laydens (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Layden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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 Layden 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.