Layden
Layden may refer to:Elmer Layden (1903–1973), Commissioner of the National Football League and head football coach at University of Notre Dame Frank Layden (1932–2025), American basketball head coach and executive for the Utah Jazz Gene Layden (1894–1984), Major League Baseball outfielder Jennifer Layden, American physician and epidemiologist Penny Layden, British actress Pete Layden (1919–1982),…
Meaning & Origin of Layden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Layden may refer to:Elmer Layden (1903–1973), Commissioner of the National Football League and head football coach at University of Notre Dame Frank Layden (1932–2025), American basketball head coach and executive for the Utah Jazz Gene Layden (1894–1984), Major League Baseball outfielder Jennifer Layden, American physician and epidemiologist Penny Layden, British actress Pete Layden (1919–1982),…
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The Story of Layden
As a girl name
American parents first put Layden on the record books as a girl name in 2006, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 11 Laydens were born — ranking #9,709 that year. About 59% of every Layden on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Layden last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 74 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Layden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 85 births, good for #1,756 nationwide. About 54% of every Layden on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Layden ranks #3,756 for boys with 30 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Layden
Layden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Layden's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,756. Use the chart and map above to compare Layden'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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