Leyton
Leyton is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the River Lea, to the west. The area includes New Spitalfields Market, Leyton Orient Football Club, as well as part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Meaning & Origin of Leyton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leyton is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the River Lea, to the west. The area includes New Spitalfields Market, Leyton Orient Football Club, as well as part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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Origin & history
The Story of Leyton
As a girl name
Leyton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2003, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 29 Leytons were born — ranking #4,931 that year. As of 2026, Leyton ranks #5,801 for girls with 21 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 440 Leytons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Leyton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 144 Leytons were born — ranking #1,228 that year. As of 2026, Leyton ranks #2,515 for boys with 54 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 3K Leytons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Leyton
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- Peter Ashby – New wave musician and composer, born in Leyton 1963
- Joseph Gurney Barclay (1816–1898) – head of Barclays Bank and astronomer whose observatory was at Knotts Green House
- Harry Beck (1902–1974) – Creator of the London Underground Map
- William Bowyer (1699–1777) – Printer, buried in Leyton Parish Church
- Leyton Buzzards – Punk rock band of the late 1970s
- Jack Cornwell – Born in Leyton in 1900, killed at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Cotton (1786–1866) – Banker, Governor of the Bank of England 1842–1845
- Bobby Crush (born 1954) – Pop pianist and actor
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Names that sound like Leyton
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About the name Leyton
Leyton is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Leyton's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,228. Use the chart and map above to compare Leyton'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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