Boys' name · since 1915

Layman

Layman has 244 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,824 of 45,481
all-time among boys
244
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade

Layman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 244 have been recorded since 1915.

Layman has 244 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1963.

  • #11,824 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 244 born since 1915
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layman ranks #11,824 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.

#11,824 of 45,481
all-time among boys
244
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Layman's 244 recorded births place it above 73.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Layman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Layman's SSA record in two at 1937 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 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Layman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1963

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1924)
13
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
468101214 19151920192819351942195019561963 7

Layman by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (54 births, 22% of the file).

1930s was Layman's strongest decade.

54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Layman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 54 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Layman? ▼
244 babies have been named Layman since 1915. All-time, it sits at #11,824 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1924 with 13 births.
Where does Layman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layman ranks #11,824 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Layman most popular? ▼
Layman was most popular in the 1930s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Layman been used? ▼
Layman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 49 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Layman? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Layne, Layton, Layden, Layth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Layman's data

  • Layman's decade-level peak was the 1930s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- 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.

Keep exploring Layman

Nearby Names Like Layman

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Layman

Layne Boy
#662 14,355 births
Layton Boy
#711 12,156 births
Layden Boy
#4497 1,131 births
Layth Boy
#2350 901 births
Laymon Boy
779 births

Compare Layman side by side: Layman vs Layne Layman vs Layton Layman vs Layden

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Related Names

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Delmore
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Coe #4265
244 births · Peak 2025
Sadao
244 births · Peak 1926
Halden #7754
244 births · Peak 2016

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Layman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1963 (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 Layman 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.