Layton
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Layton
The most popular variation of this name for baby girls is Leighton, as in Leighton Meester, the actress who introduced her name to the mainstream when she rose to fame on Gossip Girl.
Layton for boys#714 US
This first name was once a surname derived from Old English. Used quietly a century ago, the current fashion for two-syllable boy names ending in n makes this one a new hit.
Pronounced LAY-tuhn.
As of October 2026, Layton ranked #2088 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1992 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,756 | 41 | #641 | 411 |
| 2015 | #3,016 | 57 | #541 | 528 |
| 2016 | #3,682 | 42 | #636 | 418 |
| 2017 | #3,890 | 39 | #730 | 328 |
| 2018 | #3,228 | 50 | #660 | 383 |
| 2019 | #2,415 | 74 | #580 | 481 |
| 2020 | #2,270 | 79 | #620 | 437 |
| 2021 | #2,199 | 85 | #634 | 436 |
| 2022 | #2,376 | 78 | #636 | 437 |
| 2023 | #1,992 | 99 | #611 | 457 |
| 2024 | #2,057 | 94 | #692 | 389 |
| 2025 | #2,088 | 90 | #714 | 377 |
World rankings
Layton for boys
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Famous Laytons
- Layton WilliamsBoy
English actor
- Daniel J. LaytonBoy
British YouTuber
- Layton Harry McCormack (b. 2011)Boy
son of footballer Ross McCormack
- Layton Jax Head (b. 2014)Boy
son of Kristina Robinson,Head of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
- Jack LaytonBoy
Canadian politician
Layton in pop culture
- "Professor LaytonBoy
" series of puzzle,based video games about main character Hershel Layton