US rank #2326 Boys' name Peak 2024 842 births

Layth — #2326 US boys' name

842 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.

1980s111990s802000s1972010s3502020s204
#2326
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Layth was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

61 babies were named Layth in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Layth

The Social Security Administration has registered 842 babies named Layth between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Layth currently holds the #2326 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Layth performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 350 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Layth shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Layth in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Layth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 842 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Layth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

842

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2024

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,326

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Layth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
61
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941987 5

Layth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
350 births that decade — 42% of Layth's all-time total
1980s111990s802000s1972010s3502020s204

Layth by state

Where Layth concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Layth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
49 5.8%
#2 Texas
20 2.4%
#3 New York
19 2.3%
#4 Illinois
16 1.9%
#5 Ohio
6 0.7%
#6 Michigan
5 0.6%
California share of Layth's total US births 5.8%
Even split

49 of 842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Layth?
842 babies have been named Layth since 1987. It currently ranks #2326 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 61 births.
When was Layth most popular?
Layth was most popular in the 2010s decade with 350 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Layth most popular?
The top states for the name Layth are California (49 births), Texas (20 births), New York (19 births).
How long has the name Layth been used?
Layth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Layth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Layne, Layton, Layden, Laymon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.