Tayton
An English masculine name combining "Tate" and "Taylor", originating from Old English place names.
Name Census estimates that about 1,109 living Americans carry the first name Tayton. It is a predominantly male name (97.6% of registrations). The average person named Tayton today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tayton births was 2005 (81 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tayton. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Tayton is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 309,066 Americans
Peak year
2005
81 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,536
Tracked since 1993
Census
Tayton in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 931 people with the first name Tayton, which placed it at #13,100 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,100
National first-name rank
People counted
931
931 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tayton
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayton is White at 76.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.2%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tayton described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tayton at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.9% · 716
- Two or more races8.2% · 76
- American Indian and Alaska Native5.2% · 48
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 43
- Black or African American3.4% · 32
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 16
Gender
Gender distribution for Tayton
Tayton leans heavily male at 97.6% of total registrations, but 27 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Tayton as a male name
- Ranked #4,536 in 2024
- 23 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2005 (81 births)
Tayton as a female name
- Ranked #14,990 in 2023
- 6 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2009 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tayton leans strongly male. 867 people counted with this name were male (93.3%), compared with 62 female bearers (6.7%).
Popularity
Tayton: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tayton from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 547 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tayton by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tayton during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Taytons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Utah, Texas, Kansas recorded the most babies named Tayton, while South Dakota, Indiana, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tayton
The name Tayton has its roots in the ancient Germanic languages, specifically the Old English and Old Norse dialects. Its origins can be traced back to the 5th century AD, during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English words "tæte" meaning "cheerful" or "joyful," and the suffix "-ton," which was a common ending for place names.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tayton can be found in the Domesday Book, a medieval census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry mentions a landowner named Tayton in the county of Dorset. This suggests that the name was already in use among the Anglo-Saxon population before the Norman Conquest.
In the 12th century, a monk named Tayton is mentioned in the chronicles of the Benedictine Abbey of Bury St Edmunds. This indicates that the name had also gained popularity within religious orders during the Middle Ages.
During the Tudor period, a notable figure named Tayton Greville was born in 1543. He served as a member of Parliament and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for his military service.
In the 17th century, Tayton Philips (1604-1657) was a prominent English clergyman and author who wrote several religious treatises. His works were widely read and influential during the Puritan movement.
Another historical figure bearing the name Tayton was Tayton Stoughton (1681-1744), an English-born merchant and settler in the American colonies. He played a significant role in the establishment of the town of Windsor, Connecticut, and served as a judge and military officer.
It's worth noting that while the name Tayton has its roots in ancient Germanic languages, it has remained relatively uncommon throughout history. This may be due to its unique spelling and pronunciation, which sets it apart from more common Anglo-Saxon names.
People
Tayton + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tayton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tayton: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tayton?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,109 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tayton going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 309,066 US residents.
Is Tayton a common name?
We classify Tayton as "Rare". It ranks above 90.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,121 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tayton most popular?
The single biggest year for Tayton was 2005, when 81 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tayton is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tayton in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 931 people with the name Tayton, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,100 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tayton in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tayton?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tayton leans strongly male. 867 people counted with this name were male (93.3%), compared with 62 female bearers (6.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tayton?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayton is White at 76.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.2%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tayton most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tayton in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.9% (716 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tayton in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tayton a male name?
Yes, 97.6% of people registered as Tayton in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tayton still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tayton in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tayton can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Tayton?
See how many Americans are named Tayton on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.