Blayton
Blayton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Betty Blayton (1937–2016), American activist, advocate, artist, arts administrator, educator, lecturer J. Blaine Blayton (1905–2002), African-American physician in the Williamsburg, Virginia, area Jesse B. Blayton (1897–1977), radio entrepreneur, civil rights activist, professor, accountant, businessman
Meaning & Origin of Blayton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Blayton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Betty Blayton (1937–2016), American activist, advocate, artist, arts administrator, educator, lecturer J. Blaine Blayton (1905–2002), African-American physician in the Williamsburg, Virginia, area Jesse B. Blayton (1897–1977), radio entrepreneur, civil rights activist, professor, accountant, businessman
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The Story of Blayton
The earliest SSA record of Blayton as a baby boy name dates back to 1996, when 6 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Blayton — #4,001 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Blayton on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Blayton last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 298 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Blayton
Blayton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 298 births in the dataset. Blayton's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,001. Use the chart and map above to compare Blayton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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