Recorded 2008–2020 Boys' name Peak 2010 62 births

Laythen — boys' name

62 babies named Laythen in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

62 boys have been named Laythen since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

62
total births
2008–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Laythen was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

12 babies were named Laythen in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laythen

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Laythen between 2008 and 2020, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Laythen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laythen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laythen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laythen 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 62 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.

Laythen at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

62

Since 2008

13 years of records

Peak year

2010

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2008

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2020

Laythen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2008

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2010)
12
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
468101214 202020192016201420122011201020092008 10

Laythen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
41 births that decade — 66% of Laythen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laythen?
62 babies have been named Laythen since 2008. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2010 with 12 births.
When was Laythen most popular?
Laythen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Laythen been used?
Laythen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 13 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Laythen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Layne, Layton, Layden, Layth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2008–2020 (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.