Is Leyton a boy or girl name?
Leyton is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 65 boys were named Leyton, so 26.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.8% of the 2,885 US babies named Leyton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,217
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,518
- Babies named Leyton since 1961
- 2,885
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 169 babies
Boys and girls named Leyton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 912 | 87 | 8.7% |
| 2010s | 1,136 | 206 | 15.4% |
| 2020s | 348 | 105 | 23.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65 | #2,217 | 23 | #5,518 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,566 | 20 | #6,077 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,182 | 17 | #6,871 |
| 2021 | 82 | #1,879 | 21 | #5,860 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,822 | 24 | #5,254 |
| 2019 | 86 | #1,799 | 23 | #5,540 |
| 2018 | 102 | #1,612 | 14 | #7,992 |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,837 | 18 | #6,695 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,475 | 19 | #6,570 |
| 2015 | 117 | #1,449 | 19 | #6,609 |
| 2014 | 131 | #1,331 | 27 | #5,105 |
| 2013 | 115 | #1,440 | 26 | #5,235 |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,485 | 18 | #7,034 |
| 2011 | 134 | #1,284 | 17 | #7,294 |
| 2010 | 144 | #1,230 | 25 | #5,527 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1,411 | 29 | #5,029 |
| 2008 | 107 | #1,520 | 17 | #7,602 |
| 2007 | 130 | #1,320 | 5 | #19,294 |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,313 | 10 | #11,089 |
| 2005 | 114 | #1,329 | 7 | #13,858 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,644 | 10 | #10,367 |
| 2003 | 84 | #1,532 | 9 | #10,932 |
| 2002 | 74 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,963 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,469 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,660 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,011 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,306 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,732 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,306 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,292 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,283 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,355 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,415 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leyton reached #1,230 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #5,029 in 2009. 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 Leyton
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.