Layman

LAY-muhn /ˈleɪmən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Layman is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Layman is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1963. Layman was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1924 (13 births).

About the name Layman

PronunciationLAY-muhn /ˈleɪmən/
13peak births 1924
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Layman

LamonLaymonLaminLamanNormanHermanRomanLayneLaylynn

How popular is Layman?

Boys named Layman
1915192019301940195019601963
Boys named Layman per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1963 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1963) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Layman total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19637—#3,516
19625—#4,382
19568—#3,098
19558—#3,103
19546—#3,655
19526—#3,576
19516—#3,565
19506—#3,523
19486—#3,512
19476—#3,572
19459—#2,496
19445—#3,703
19426—#3,409
19418—#2,780
19399—#2,543
19385—#3,808
193710—#2,407
19358—#2,836
19338—#2,876
19327—#3,240
19317—#3,263
19297—#3,413
19285—#4,471
19277—#3,647
192413—#2,416
19225—#4,672
19217—#3,724
19209—#3,091
19199—#3,012
19187—#3,550
191712—#2,359
191612—#2,334
19155—#4,137
Pair Layman with your last name Browse 100,000+ names