Boys' name · since 1987
Layth
901 babies named Layth in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,498 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,350 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Layth is the #2350 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 901 recorded since 1987.
Layth has 901 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2350 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #5,498 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,350 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 901 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layth ranks #5,498 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,350 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 901 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,498 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,350 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layth's 901 recorded births place it above 87.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Layth compares
901 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Layth's all-time total is 144% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layth | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 901 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Layth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Layth's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Layth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Layth by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (350 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Layth's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Layth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
350 births
- 2020s
2020s
263 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 350 births (39% of all-time use).
How Layth 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 Layth's total volume
Layth by state
Where Layth concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 6.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 29 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 27 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
59 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Layth's data
- Layth's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (350 total births) through the 2020s (263) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Layths (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Layth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Layth 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.