Is Layden a boy or girl name?

Layden is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,205 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.1% were girls and 93.9% were boys.

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Layden

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Layden was most popular in 2012, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,584 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,205 people named Layden.

Layden over time

Births per year. The dot marks Layden’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Layden a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Layden is mostly a boy’s name — 6.1% of the 1,205 Americans given it were girls and 93.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Layden

Where Layden is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org