Boys' name · since 1963
Slayton
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 482 babies named Slayton, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,405 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 482
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Slayton currently ranks #3405 among boys' names in America, with 482 babies recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Slayton recorded 482 times among boys since 1963, holding rank #3405 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #8,078 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,405 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 482 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Slayton ranks #8,078 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,405 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 482 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,405 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 482
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Slayton's 482 recorded births place it above 82.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Slayton compares
482 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 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
Slayton's all-time total is 31% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Slayton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 482 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Slayton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Slayton's full recorded timeline at 2008, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Slayton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Slayton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (170 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Slayton's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Slayton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
170 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 170 births (35% of all-time use).
Slayton by state
Where Slayton concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
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What to do with Slayton's data
- Slayton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Slaytons (51 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 Slayton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Slayton 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.