Is Leyton a boy or girl name?

Leyton is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,972 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.4% were girls and 85.6% were boys.

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Leyton

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Leyton was most popular in 2010, when 169 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,467 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,890, with 87 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,972 people named Leyton.

Leyton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leyton’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leyton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leyton is mostly a boy’s name — 14.4% of the 2,972 Americans given it were girls and 85.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 21% girls and 79% 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 Leyton

Where Leyton 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