Chayton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHAY-ton
- Origin
- Native American
- US rank, 2025
- #4,395 for boys
Chayton is a boys' name of Native American origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
Where does Chayton come from?
Native American: often linked to Lakota cetan 'hawk', but unproven
Is Chayton a girl's or a boy's name?
Chayton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chayton in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 7 boys.
Chayton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Chayton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Chayton, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 102 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Chayton than any year since 1995.
Half of all the boys named Chayton in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chayton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,261 |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,910 |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,730 |
| 2013 | 80 | #1,793 |
| 2012 | 87 | #1,728 |
| 2011 | 80 | #1,794 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,815 |
| 2009 | 62 | #2,167 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,160 |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,741 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,708 |
| 2004 | 80 | #1,615 |
| 2003 | 90 | #1,449 |
| 2002 | 80 | #1,540 |
| 2001 | 102 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 83 | #1,475 |
| 1999 | 64 | #1,652 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,161 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Nicknames for Chayton
Names like Chayton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaxon Hudson Mason Grayson Jenson Jayden Carson Logan Cooper Rowan Caleb Harrison
Names related to Chayton
More Native American names
Dakota Tallulah Nayeli Winona Kenai Cree Xochitl Xitlali Citlali Alaska Talulah Sequoia Denali Tennessee Dakoda Lakota
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chayton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chayton, updated 20 October 2026.