Cayton
Cayton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 4 miles (6 km) south of Scarborough.
Meaning & Origin of Cayton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cayton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 4 miles (6 km) south of Scarborough.
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Origin & history
The Story of Cayton
As a girl name
Cayton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 9 Caytons were born — ranking #10,690 that year. As of 2026, Cayton ranks #16,544 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Caytons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cayton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 12 Caytons were born — ranking #6,762 that year. As of 2026, Cayton ranks #9,692 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 118 Caytons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cayton
Cayton is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 118 births in the dataset. Cayton's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #6,762. Use the chart and map above to compare Cayton'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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