Total births
191
Boys' name · since 1999
Slayter
Slayter has 191 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6370
- among boys today
- 191
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other boys
Slayter currently ranks #6370 among boys' names in America, with 191 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Slayter recorded 191 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #6370 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #6370 among boys today
- 191 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 55% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Slayter is currently the #6370 boys' name in America, more common than 55% of boys - 191 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6370
- among boys today
- 191
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other boys
Slayter vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#6370
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 55% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Slayter was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
20 babies were named Slayter in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Slayter compares
191 37th percentile among 14,294 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
Slayter's all-time total is 48% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Slayter | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 191 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 23 | 22,252 |
Slayter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Slayter's full recorded timeline at 2016, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Slayter at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#6,370
Active since
1999
Slayter popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Slayter by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Slayter's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Slayter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 85 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Slayter? ▼
191 babies have been named Slayter since 1999. It currently ranks #6370 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 20 births.
When was Slayter most popular? ▼
Slayter was most popular in the 2020s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Slayter been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Slayter since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Slayter? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Slade, Slater, Slate, Slayton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Slayter
Nearby Names Like Slayter
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Slayter
Slade Boy
#1049 6,094 births
Slater Boy
#1547 2,378 births
Slate Boy
#3372 863 births
Slayton Boy
#6550 482 births
Slayde Boy
#6084 356 births
Compare Slayter side by side: Slayter vs Slade Slayter vs Slater Slayter vs Slate
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Slayter: #6370 Boys' Name - 191 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/slayter. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Slayter 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 July 2026.