Unisex name · since 2002
Layten
Layten has 392 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,134 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
392 babies have been named Layten since 2002, making it today's #5777 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Layten recorded 392 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #5777 nationally today, ahead of 59% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #9,134 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,777 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 392 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layten ranks #9,134 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,777 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 392 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,134 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layten's 392 recorded births place it above 79.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Layten compares
392 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Layten's all-time total is 6% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 392 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Layten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Layten's full recorded timeline at 2014, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Layten popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Layten popularity over time - girls
49 total births recorded since 2007 (Layten as girls' name)
Layten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (190 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Layten's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Layten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 190 births (48% of all-time use).
Layten by state
Where Layten concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 392 births nationwide.
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What to do with Layten's data
- Layten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (190 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laytens (5 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 Layten: 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 (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Layten 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.