Layson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAY-sun
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Layson is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
Where does Layson come from?
Modern
Is Layson a girl's or a boy's name?
Layson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Layson in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 5 boys.
Layson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
How popular is Layson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Layson, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Layson in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Layson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Layson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson, Jaxon, Jenson, Albie, Grayson, Jax, Theo, Luca, Oakley, Enzo, Rowan, Kayson
Names related to Layson
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Layson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/layson, updated 20 October 2026.