Boys' name · since 2003
Laythan
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 257 babies named Laythan, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,207 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laythan is the #10207 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 257 recorded since 2003.
Laythan has 257 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10207 as of the latest data, more common than 27% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #11,496 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,207 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 257 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laythan ranks #11,496 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,207 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 257 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,207 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laythan's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Laythan compares
257 42nd percentile among 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
Laythan's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laythan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Laythan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laythan splits its recorded history at 2014: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laythan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Laythan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (139 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Laythan's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Laythan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Laythan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laythan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Laythan 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.