girls:
167 births since 1992
#5549 (3rd percentile)
boys:
166 births since 1999
#4420 (4th percentile)
overall:
333 births since 1992
#7406 (4th percentile)
The name Kayton is the #7,406 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 333 recorded births since 1992. This represents the 4.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,549 (2.9% percentile) for all time with 167 births since 1992. For boys, it ranks #4,420 (3.6% percentile) for all time with 166 births since 1999.
Kayton first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1992 (1992 for girls and 1999 for boys). Birth data for Kayton is available in 26 out of the 32 years between 1992 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kayton is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Kayton were boys. Interestingly, until around 2013, the name was more popular for girls (67.0% girls from 1992 to 2012), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (72.5% boys from 2013 to 2023).
For girls, Kayton reached its peak popularity in 2003, achieving the 0.9% percentile (ranked #899) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2003, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.9% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2021.
For boys, Kayton reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 0.9% percentile (ranked #913) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Kayton ranks #909 for boys (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 59.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kayton".
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