Is Layton a boy or girl name?
Layton is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 94 girls and 389 boys were named Layton, so 19.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.4% of the 12,856 US babies named Layton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #692
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,057
- Babies named Layton since 1880
- 12,856
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 585 babies
Boys and girls named Layton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 267 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 381 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 325 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 337 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 291 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 318 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 862 | 68 | 7.3% |
| 2000s | 2,317 | 125 | 5.1% |
| 2010s | 4,026 | 453 | 10.1% |
| 2020s | 2,156 | 435 | 16.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 389 | #692 | 94 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 457 | #611 | 99 | #1,992 |
| 2022 | 437 | #636 | 78 | #2,376 |
| 2021 | 436 | #634 | 85 | #2,199 |
| 2020 | 437 | #620 | 79 | #2,270 |
| 2019 | 481 | #580 | 74 | #2,415 |
| 2018 | 383 | #660 | 50 | #3,228 |
| 2017 | 328 | #730 | 39 | #3,890 |
| 2016 | 418 | #636 | 42 | #3,682 |
| 2015 | 528 | #541 | 57 | #3,016 |
| 2014 | 411 | #641 | 41 | #3,756 |
| 2013 | 322 | #725 | 38 | #3,970 |
| 2012 | 404 | #610 | 33 | #4,442 |
| 2011 | 376 | #626 | 42 | #3,698 |
| 2010 | 375 | #643 | 37 | #4,074 |
| 2009 | 355 | #684 | 30 | #4,886 |
| 2008 | 286 | #776 | 17 | #7,596 |
| 2007 | 286 | #770 | 12 | #9,905 |
| 2006 | 301 | #719 | 7 | #14,453 |
| 2005 | 251 | #781 | 10 | #10,591 |
| 2004 | 177 | #952 | 11 | #9,617 |
| 2003 | 188 | #895 | 14 | #7,819 |
| 2002 | 181 | #896 | 6 | #14,648 |
| 2001 | 167 | #930 | 7 | #12,844 |
| 2000 | 125 | #1,123 | 11 | #8,909 |
| 1999 | 120 | #1,109 | 10 | #9,198 |
| 1998 | 116 | #1,108 | 15 | #6,563 |
| 1997 | 108 | #1,146 | 10 | #8,740 |
| 1996 | 80 | #1,352 | 7 | #11,264 |
| 1995 | 99 | #1,153 | 7 | #11,208 |
| 1994 | 85 | #1,270 | 9 | #9,269 |
| 1993 | 68 | #1,413 | 5 | #14,744 |
| 1992 | 84 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 57 | #1,541 | 5 | #14,400 |
| 1990 | 45 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 50 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,519 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,166 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,322 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,384 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,595 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,491 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 26 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 34 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 34 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 43 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 38 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 32 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 33 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 32 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 41 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 38 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 39 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 41 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 42 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 47 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 51 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 44 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 33 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 29 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 47 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 49 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 34 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 36 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 25 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Layton reached #541 in 2015. As a girl name, it reached #1,992 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Layton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.