Layton

“English place-name surname: 'watercourse settlement' or 'leek enclosure'” — Old English (place-name surname) origin

Boy's name · #710 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Layton has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #541 (2015) · 12,156 babies named Layton all-time · 1 in 4,500 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 4,000 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 5,900 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Laytons

Layton Williams — British actor
Layton Kor — American rock climber
Layton Stewart — English association football player (born 2002)
Layton Ndukwu — English footballer
Layton Fergusson — Canadian politician

In stories & tradition

Layton T. Montgomery — Bee Movie · Bee Movie Game

What Laytons become

Among 16 notable people named Layton:

Athletes appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Layton Kor, American rock climber.

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