Kayton
The Story of Kayton
As a girl name
American parents first put Kayton on the record books as a girl name in 1992, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 13 Kaytons were born — ranking #7,998 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 60% of all recorded Kaytons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 167 Kaytons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kayton as a boy name dates back to 1999, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Kayton — #6,347 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Kaytons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 173 Kaytons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kayton
Kayton is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 173 births in the dataset. Kayton's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #6,347. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayton'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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