Layton is an established boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Layton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #714 among boys (377) and #2,088 among girls (90) — overall #1,232 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 467 | 467 | #2,088 | #714 |
| 2024 | 485 | 485 | #2,063 | #693 |
| 2023 | 556 | 556 | #1,993 | #612 |
| 2022 | 515 | 515 | #2,379 | #636 |
| 2021 | 522 | 522 | #2,199 | #633 |
| 2020 | 516 | 516 | #2,270 | #621 |
| 2019 | 555 | 555 | #2,415 | #581 |
| 2018 | 434 | 434 | #3,228 | #659 |
| 2017 | 367 | 367 | #3,891 | #730 |
| 2016 | 460 | 460 | #3,682 | #636 |
| 2015 | 585 | 585 | #3,016 | #541 |
| 2014 | 452 | 452 | #3,757 | #641 |
| 2013 | 360 | 360 | #3,970 | #726 |
| 2012 | 437 | 437 | #4,443 | #610 |
| 2011 | 418 | 418 | #3,698 | #626 |
| 2010 | 412 | 412 | #4,075 | #643 |
| 2009 | 385 | 385 | #4,887 | #684 |
| 2008 | 303 | 303 | #7,597 | #777 |
| 2007 | 298 | 298 | #9,906 | #770 |
| 2006 | 308 | 308 | #14,454 | #719 |
| 2005 | 261 | 261 | #10,592 | #781 |
| 2004 | 188 | 188 | #9,617 | #952 |
| 2003 | 202 | 202 | #7,820 | #895 |
| 2002 | 187 | 187 | #14,649 | #896 |
| 2001 | 174 | 174 | #12,844 | #930 |
| 2000 | 136 | 136 | #8,909 | #1,123 |
| 1999 | 130 | 130 | #9,198 | #1,109 |
| 1998 | 131 | 131 | #6,563 | #1,108 |
| 1997 | 118 | — | #8,740 | #1,146 |
| 1996 | 87 | — | #11,264 | #1,352 |
| 1995 | 106 | — | #11,209 | #1,153 |
| 1994 | 94 | — | #9,269 | #1,270 |
| 1993 | 73 | — | #14,745 | #1,413 |
| 1992 | 84 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1991 | 62 | — | #14,400 | #1,541 |
| 1990 | 45 | — | — | #1,767 |
| 1989 | 50 | — | — | #1,604 |
| 1988 | 43 | — | — | #1,659 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | — | #2,198 |
| 1986 | 30 | — | — | #1,991 |
| 1985 | 28 | — | — | #2,047 |
| 1984 | 30 | — | — | #1,868 |
| 1983 | 28 | — | — | #1,934 |
| 1982 | 25 | — | — | #2,142 |
| 1981 | 32 | — | — | #1,792 |
| 1980 | 25 | — | — | #2,148 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | — | #2,519 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | — | #2,167 |
| 1977 | 20 | — | — | #2,322 |
| 1976 | 19 | — | — | #2,384 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | — | #2,595 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | — | #2,026 |
| 1973 | 20 | — | — | #2,086 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | — | #2,490 |
| 1971 | 21 | — | — | #2,022 |
| 1970 | 22 | — | — | #1,913 |
| 1969 | 21 | — | — | #1,840 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | — | #1,764 |
| 1967 | 18 | — | — | #1,876 |
| 1966 | 22 | — | — | #1,673 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | — | #2,132 |
| 1964 | 27 | — | — | #1,527 |
| 1963 | 38 | — | — | #1,266 |
| 1962 | 28 | — | — | #1,501 |
| 1961 | 25 | — | — | #1,622 |
| 1960 | 29 | — | — | #1,507 |
| 1959 | 33 | — | — | #1,376 |
| 1958 | 26 | — | — | #1,547 |
| 1957 | 34 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | — | #1,791 |
| 1955 | 29 | — | — | #1,439 |
| 1954 | 34 | — | — | #1,302 |
| 1953 | 23 | — | — | #1,618 |
| 1952 | 32 | — | — | #1,335 |
| 1951 | 34 | — | — | #1,273 |
| 1950 | 26 | — | — | #1,454 |
| 1949 | 26 | — | — | #1,449 |
| 1948 | 34 | — | — | #1,244 |
| 1947 | 42 | — | — | #1,131 |
| 1946 | 24 | — | — | #1,456 |
| 1945 | 43 | — | — | #981 |
| 1944 | 38 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1943 | 26 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1942 | 39 | — | — | #1,103 |
| 1941 | 32 | — | — | #1,178 |
| 1940 | 33 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1939 | 23 | — | — | #1,413 |
| 1938 | 40 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1937 | 32 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1936 | 41 | — | — | #985 |
| 1935 | 38 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1934 | 21 | — | — | #1,537 |
| 1933 | 34 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1932 | 28 | — | — | #1,312 |
| 1931 | 35 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1930 | 33 | — | — | #1,246 |
| 1929 | 26 | — | — | #1,432 |
| 1928 | 39 | — | — | #1,139 |
| 1927 | 41 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1926 | 42 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1925 | 47 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1924 | 51 | — | — | #990 |
| 1923 | 44 | — | — | #1,079 |
| 1922 | 33 | — | — | #1,273 |
| 1921 | 29 | — | — | #1,402 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | — | #1,368 |
| 1919 | 47 | — | — | #994 |
| 1918 | 49 | — | — | #956 |
| 1917 | 34 | — | — | #1,160 |
| 1916 | 36 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1915 | 29 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1914 | 23 | — | — | #1,248 |
| 1913 | 25 | — | — | #1,013 |
| 1912 | 18 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,650 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,591 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,308 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | — | #907 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,313 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | — | #862 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #952 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #1,000 |