Given name & surname
Layton
“from the town near the meadow”
Layton is a variant of Leighton. One English interpretation is “from the town near the meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Layton is a variant of Leighton. One English interpretation is “from the town near the meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Layton is a variant of Leighton. An origin associated with Leighton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Layton is a variant of Leighton. The history of Leighton gives this family its wider story. Leighton’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Layton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,327
- 12,156 boys · 1,171 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 585 babies
- 2025
- 467
- #714 for boys · #2,088 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 85% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 377 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 714 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 528 in 2015. It also appeared in 90 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (33). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,328 as a first name in 2020; 18,508 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Layton’s family of names
Layton has a related form in Leighton.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Layton
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Layton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ashton
“from the ash-tree town”
95% boys · 5% girls
Locke
“man of the forest” · “from the fortress”
>99% boys
Bentley
“from the meadow of bent grass”
95% boys · 5% girls
Leith
“from the broad river”
>99% boys
Arlo
“from the barberry tree”
96% boys · 4% girls
Hudson
“one who is adventurous; an explorer” · “the son of Hugh; from the river”
99% boys · 1% girls
Lealand
“from the meadow land”
>99% boys
Laydly
“from the meadow with the creek”
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