Layton
Layton was the 714th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 377 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 541st with 528 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 173 places. More babies were named Layton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning English place name (several places) · English
Say it LAY-tun /ˈleɪtən/
- Rank in 2025
- #714 boys, down 93 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 377boys
- Girls and boys
- 18% girls, 82% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015528 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,327babies recorded
What does the name Layton mean?
Layton is an English surname taken from several place names in England, as Wiktionary notes; one Layton is a suburb of Blackpool, Lancashire. English place names ending in -ton mean a farm or settlement, but our sources do not explain the first part of Layton. As a first name it has been used for boys in the US since 1880 and occasionally for girls since the 1990s.
-tūn (Old English, “farm, settlement”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The first element of the place names is not explained in our sources.
Related names: Leighton, Lawton.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Layton' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Layton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,088 | #714 | 90 | 377 |
| 2020 | #2,270 | #621 | 79 | 437 |
| 2010 | #4,075 | #643 | 37 | 375 |
| 2000 | #8,909 | #1,123 | 11 | 125 |
| 1990 | — | #1,767 | — | 45 |
| 1980 | — | #2,148 | — | 25 |
| 1970 | — | #1,913 | — | 22 |
| 1960 | — | #1,507 | — | 29 |
| 1950 | — | #1,454 | — | 26 |
| 1940 | — | #1,171 | — | 33 |
| 1930 | — | #1,246 | — | 33 |
| 1920 | — | #1,368 | — | 29 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | #1,000 | — | 5 |
How popular is Layton, counting every spelling?
Layton is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #680 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #714 for Layton on its own. Together these spellings went to 393 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layton | 377 | #714 | 2,099 |
| Layten | 16 | #5,742 | 73 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Layton?
377 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Layton (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Layton 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 22 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Layton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Layton?
About 10,700 people born in the US named Layton are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Layton 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.
Layton by state
How common Layton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.9×), Arkansas (3.6×), Louisiana (3.4×), Iowa (2.7×), Kansas (2.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, California, Maryland.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Layton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Layton, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Layton · Sibling names for Layton
Questions about the name Layton
What does Layton mean?
Layton is usually explained as “English place name (several places)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Layton?
Layton was the 714th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 377 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 541st with 528 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 173 places. More babies were named Layton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Layton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 18% girls, 82% boys given the name Layton in the US.
Where is Layton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Layton was most common in South Dakota (1.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Arkansas.