Laythan — #13164 US boys' name
250 babies named Laythan in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 8% of names given to boys today.
56% of everyone ever named Laythan was born in this single decade.
24 babies were named Laythan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Laythan
The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Laythan between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Laythan currently holds the #13164 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 24 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Laythan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laythan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Laythan 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 250 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.
Laythan at a glance
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Current rank
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Laythan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003
- Peak year (2009)
- 24
- Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
Currently ranks #13164 among boys.
250 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 24 births in a single year.
Laythan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 139 births that decade — 56% of Laythan's all-time total
Laythan decade highlights
- Peak decade 139 births
- Runner-up 69 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Laythan's strongest decade
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 56% of all-time use.
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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, 2003–2024 (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.