Slayter — #6347 US boys' name
171 babies named Slayter in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 55% of names given to boys today.
46% of everyone ever named Slayter was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Slayter in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Slayter
The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Slayter between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Slayter currently holds the #6347 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Slayter performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Slayter shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Slayter 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 171 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.
Slayter at a glance
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Current rank
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Slayter popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999
- Peak year (2021)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #6347 among boys.
171 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 16 births in a single year.
Slayter by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 79 births that decade — 46% of Slayter's all-time total
Slayter decade highlights
- Peak decade 79 births
- Runner-up 65 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Slayter's strongest decade
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
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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, 1999–2024 (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.