Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Layton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Layton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

528

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

26.3%

2024

389

All-time

11,775

Layton has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 528 boys were named Layton.

In 2024, only 389 boys were given the name.

Down 26.3% from its peak.

All told, about 11,775 Americans have been named Layton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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