Leyton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAY-ton
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,372 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,421 for boys
Leyton is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “farmstead on the River Lea”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 2,421st for boys in the US (56 babies).
What does Leyton mean?
English: English place name and surname
“farmstead on the River Lea”
From Leyton in east London, named as the farmstead on the River Lea.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Leyton a girl's or a boy's name?
Leyton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 31 girls and 56 boys in the US.
How popular is Leyton in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Leyton, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 960th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 133 boys.
Half of all the boys named Leyton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 191 boys in the UK were given Leyton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #277, up from #1,372 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Leyton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 37 | #930 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,048 |
| 2021 | 40 | #868 |
| 2020 | 33 | #960 |
| 2019 | 54 | #699 |
| 2018 | 55 | #698 |
| 2017 | 55 | #704 |
| 2016 | 91 | #497 |
| 2015 | 119 | #404 |
| 2014 | 117 | #397 |
| 2013 | 125 | #371 |
| 2012 | 133 | #367 |
| 2011 | 113 | #393 |
| 2010 | 133 | #355 |
| 2009 | 103 | #414 |
| 2008 | 113 | #374 |
| 2007 | 111 | #364 |
| 2006 | 91 | #417 |
| 2005 | 68 | #466 |
| 2004 | 64 | #469 |
| 2003 | 43 | #593 |
| 2002 | 45 | #530 |
| 2001 | 26 | #748 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 20 | #870 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
How popular is Leyton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,421among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 56 boys in the US were named Leyton, making it the 2,421st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,815th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 144 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961. 31 girls were also named Leyton in 2025 (4,459th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Leyton in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 667 boys in the US were given Leyton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #467, up from #2,421 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 10% of the babies named Leyton in the US in 2003, and 36% in 2025.
Leyton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,421 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2,210 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,540 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,167 |
| 2021 | 82 | #1,869 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,815 |
| 2019 | 86 | #1,790 |
| 2018 | 102 | #1,606 |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,829 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,467 |
| 2015 | 117 | #1,444 |
| 2014 | 131 | #1,329 |
| 2013 | 115 | #1,433 |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 134 | #1,279 |
| 2010 | 144 | #1,228 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1,409 |
| 2008 | 107 | #1,516 |
| 2007 | 130 | #1,317 |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,306 |
| 2005 | 114 | #1,322 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,626 |
| 2003 | 84 | #1,526 |
| 2002 | 74 | #1,617 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
Names like Leyton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Leyton
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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, “Leyton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leyton, updated 20 October 2026.