Boys' name · since 1994
Slaton
Slaton has 140 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Slaton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 140 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Slaton has been recorded 140 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.
- #15,235 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 140 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Slaton ranks #15,235 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Slaton's 140 recorded births place it above 66.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Slaton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Slaton splits its recorded history at 2009: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Slaton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Slaton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Slaton's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Slaton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (40% of all-time use).
Slaton by state
Where Slaton concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 140 births nationwide.
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What to do with Slaton's data
- Slaton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Slatons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Slaton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1994–2024 (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 Slaton 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.