Boys' name · since 2008
Laythen
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Laythen, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
62 boys have been named Laythen since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laythen has been recorded 62 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2020.
- #20,670 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 62 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laythen ranks #20,670 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laythen's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laythen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laythen splits its recorded history at 2012: 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 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laythen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2020
- Peak year (2010)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Laythen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Laythen's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Laythen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (66% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laythen's data
- Laythen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Laythen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2008–2020 (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 Laythen 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.