Leyton

Meaning: Settlement on the River Lea
Origin: English surname

Boy's name · #2436 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Leyton's best rank, #1230, came in 2010; it has settled back to #2436 today. Roughly 2,500 boys have been named Leyton since 1961.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#723 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,307 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,972 in France (2025) · #1,459 in Sweden (2024) · #3,072 in Canada (2024) · #533 in Scotland (2023) · #16,136 in Italy (2023) · #433 in N. Ireland (2021) · #448 in New Zealand (2016) · #550 in Ireland (2014) · #1,257 in Belgium (2006).

Famous Leytons

Leyton Rivera — Norwegian tennis player (born 2001)
Leyton Mafuta — Zambian judoka (born 1970)
Leyton Buzzard — British professional wrestler (born 1997)
Leyton Richards — English Congregational minister and pacifist (1879 or 1859–1948)
Leyton Hammonds^it — American basketball player (born 1994)

In stories & tradition

Leyton Hightower — A Song of Ice and Fire (novel series)

Similar names: Diesel · Lyric · Fischer · Aston · Heston · Klayton

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