Boys' name · since 1993
Tayton
Tayton has 1,106 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,973 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,106
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,106 babies have been named Tayton since 1993, making it today's #6973 boys' name.
Tayton has 1,106 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6973 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #4,811 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,973 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,106 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayton ranks #4,811 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,973 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,106 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,973 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,106
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayton's 1,106 recorded births place it above 89.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Tayton compares
1,106 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Tayton's all-time total is 200% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tayton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,106 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tayton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tayton's full recorded timeline at 2010, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 81 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tayton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Tayton popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 2006 (Tayton as girls' name)
Tayton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (531 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Tayton's strongest decade.
531 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Tayton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
531 births
- 2010s
2010s
379 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 531 births (48% of all-time use).
How Tayton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tayton's total volume
Tayton by state
Where Tayton concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| 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 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | South Dakota | | 5 | 0.5% |
45 of 1,106 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Tayton's data
- Tayton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (531 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Taytons (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tayton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Tayton 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.