US rank #4493 Boys' name Peak 2005 1,094 births

Tayton — #4493 US boys' name

1,094 babies named Tayton in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s762000s5312010s3792020s108
#4493
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Tayton was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

81 babies were named Tayton in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayton

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,094 babies named Tayton between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tayton currently holds the #4493 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 531 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tayton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Kansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tayton in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayton 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 1,094 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.

Tayton at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,094

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2005

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,493

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tayton popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
81
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082004200019961993 14

Tayton popularity over time — girls

27 total births recorded since 2006 (Tayton as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
4.555.566.5 20232012200920072006 5

Tayton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
531 births that decade — 49% of Tayton's all-time total
1990s762000s5312010s3792020s108

Tayton by state

Where Tayton concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tayton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
45 4.1%
#2 Texas
22 2.0%
#3 Kansas
21 1.9%
#4 Missouri
16 1.5%
#5 Iowa
11 1.0%
#6 Arizona
10 0.9%
#7 Indiana
5 0.5%
#8 South Dakota
5 0.5%
Utah share of Tayton's total US births 4.1%
Even split

45 of 1,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayton?
1,094 babies have been named Tayton since 1993. It currently ranks #4493 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 81 births.
When was Tayton most popular?
Tayton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 531 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Tayton most popular?
The top states for the name Tayton are Utah (45 births), Texas (22 births), Kansas (21 births).
How long has the name Tayton been used?
Tayton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tayton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taylor, Tayden, Tayler, Taylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.