NameTides

Layton

Layton was the #710 boys' name in the US in 2025 (377 babies), and #573 in England & Wales and #1,049 in Canada.

Layton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Layton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSIrelandCanada
Layton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#710 (377)#573 (68)#226 (18)—#676 (4)#1,049 (24)
2024#693 (391)#479 (83)#144 (32)#339 (4)#472 (7)#1,764 (11)
2023#611 (457)#456 (88)#152 (31)—#472 (7)#911 (26)
2022#634 (437)#422 (98)#156 (32)#352 (4)#779 (3)#695 (37)
2021#632 (437)#375 (119)#182 (26)#326 (5)#498 (6)#946 (25)
2020#621 (437)#320 (143)#162 (30)—#496 (6)#1,038 (21)
2019#580 (481)#314 (150)#189 (26)—#646 (4)#973 (23)
2018#658 (384)#270 (188)#247 (17)#416 (3)#572 (5)#748 (33)
2017#727 (328)#238 (226)#151 (38)#415 (3)#394 (9)#971 (23)
2016#636 (418)#241 (226)#190 (28)—#713 (3)#938 (24)
2015#541 (528)#204 (283)#161 (36)#415 (3)#376 (10)#954 (23)
2014#639 (411)#175 (321)#155 (38)—#428 (8)#736 (33)
2013#725 (322)#176 (317)#159 (35)#303 (5)#605 (4)#977 (22)
2012#609 (404)#163 (360)#189 (30)#346 (4)#616 (4)#837 (27)
2011#626 (376)#161 (358)#184 (28)——#926 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2015 at #541.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 19% of US babies named Layton were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,500 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Layton is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,600 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,000 to 1 in 5,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Layton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #484WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #737WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #487MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #257SDIowa: #448IAIndiana: #395INOhio: #710OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: #703UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: #432NEMissouri: #368MOKentucky: #375KYWest Virginia: #299WVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #594AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #590KSArkansas: #284ARTennessee: #359TNNorth Carolina: #447NCSouth Carolina: #470SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #401LAMississippi: #215MSAlabama: #622ALGeorgia: #482GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #809TXFlorida: #846FL
Layton (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LaytonCanadaGirls—too few
LaytonCanadaBoys#1,04924
LaytonEngland & WalesBoys#57368
LaytonIrelandBoys#6764
LaytonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LaytonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LaytonScotlandBoys#22618
LaytonUSGirls#2,07690
LaytonUSBoys#710377