Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Layton*

#1,002 most common boys' name of all time · #2,370 across all names · 91% male / 9% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,002
Rank overall
#2,370 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
124 of 146
All-time
13,327
Since 2016
4,877
Peak year
2015 #541
Best rank
#541 2015
Girls Boys peak 585/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Layton is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 90 377 467 #711
2024 94 391 485 #693
2023 99 457 556 #611
2022 78 437 515 #634
2021 85 437 522 #633
2020 79 437 516 #621
2019 74 481 555 #580
2018 50 384 434 #659
2017 39 328 367 #728
2016 42 418 460 #636
2015 57 528 585 #541
2014 41 411 452 #640
2013 38 322 360 #726
2012 33 404 437 #609
2011 42 376 418 #626
2010 37 375 412 #644
2009 30 355 385 #684
2008 17 286 303 #775
2007 12 286 298 #768
2006 7 301 308 #719
2005 10 251 261 #780
2004 11 177 188 #949
2003 14 188 202 #893
2002 6 181 187 #895
2001 7 167 174 #927
2000 11 125 136 #1,121
1999 10 120 130 #1,107
1998 15 116 131 #1,106
1997 10 108 118 #1,144
1996 7 80 87 #1,349
1995 7 99 106 #1,151
1994 9 85 94 #1,270
1993 5 68 73 #1,407
1992 84 84 #1,228
1991 5 57 62 #1,536
1990 45 45 #1,756
1989 50 50 #1,596
1988 43 43 #1,650
1987 27 27 #2,177
1986 30 30 #1,966
1985 28 28 #2,027
1984 30 30 #1,851
1983 28 28 #1,911
1982 25 25 #2,118
1981 32 32 #1,778
1980 25 25 #2,117
1979 19 19 #2,478
1978 22 22 #2,146
1977 20 20 #2,276
1976 19 19 #2,335
1975 16 16 #2,554
1974 22 22 #1,992
1973 20 20 #2,053
1972 15 15 #2,436
1971 21 21 #1,992
1970 22 22 #1,896
1969 21 21 #1,816
1968 21 21 #1,742
1967 18 18 #1,861
1966 22 22 #1,654
1965 15 15 #2,101
1964 27 27 #1,518
1963 38 38 #1,261
1962 28 28 #1,489
1961 25 25 #1,607
1960 29 29 #1,495
1959 33 33 #1,370
1958 26 26 #1,538
1957 34 34 #1,351
1956 20 20 #1,774
1955 29 29 #1,428
1954 34 34 #1,298
1953 23 23 #1,598
1952 32 32 #1,329
1951 34 34 #1,264
1950 26 26 #1,439
1949 26 26 #1,445
1948 34 34 #1,238
1947 42 42 #1,123
1946 24 24 #1,444
1945 43 43 #976
1944 38 38 #1,077
1943 26 26 #1,378
1942 39 39 #1,096
1941 32 32 #1,174
1940 33 33 #1,165
1939 23 23 #1,400
1938 40 40 #1,016
1937 32 32 #1,170
1936 41 41 #980
1935 38 38 #1,047
1934 21 21 #1,509
1933 34 34 #1,128
1932 28 28 #1,294
1931 35 35 #1,151
1930 33 33 #1,244
1929 26 26 #1,422
1928 39 39 #1,130
1927 41 41 #1,116
1926 42 42 #1,096
1925 47 47 #1,003
1924 51 51 #986
1923 44 44 #1,078
1922 33 33 #1,265
1921 29 29 #1,394
1920 29 29 #1,358
1919 47 47 #996
1918 49 49 #957
1917 34 34 #1,157
1916 36 36 #1,076
1915 29 29 #1,223
1914 23 23 #1,230
1913 25 25 #1,009
1912 18 18 #1,104
1911 6 6 #1,582
1909 5 5 #1,503
1908 6 6 #1,255
1907 10 10 #901
1905 6 6 #1,143
1904 5 5 #1,262
1896 8 8 #869
1895 5 5 #1,136
1881 5 5 #919
1880 5 5 #1,004