Drayton
Drayton was the 2612th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1867th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 262 places. More babies were named Drayton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,612 boys, up 680 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201278 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,063babies recorded
Drayton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,612 | 50 |
| 2020 | #3,292 | 34 |
| 2010 | #2,293 | 56 |
| 2000 | #1,950 | 53 |
| 1990 | #2,719 | 24 |
| 1980 | #3,921 | 10 |
| 1970 | #2,943 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,585 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,691 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,644 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Drayton, counting every spelling?
Drayton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Drayton?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Drayton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Drayton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Drayton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Drayton?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Drayton are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 30. That makes Drayton mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Drayton by state
How common Drayton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (15.3×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Drayton
How popular is the name Drayton?
Drayton was the 2612th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1867th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 262 places. More babies were named Drayton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Drayton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Drayton in the US.
Where is Drayton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Drayton was most common in South Carolina (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Texas.