How Many People Are Named Cayton?
An estimated 143 people in the United States have the first name Cayton. It is used for both genders, with 81.4% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Cayton peaked in popularity in 2013 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cayton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cayton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
143
About 1 in 2,396,883 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
81.4% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2013
17 births
Total Registered
145
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cayton
Cayton is predominantly male (81.4%), though 27 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cayton as a male name
Ranked #9,869 in 2017
7 male births in 2017
Peak: 2008 (12 births)
Cayton as a female name
Ranked #17,071 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 2004 (9 births)
Cayton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cayton span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 76 babies were registered. While Cayton is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cayton by Decade
How has Cayton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cayton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cayton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cayton
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cayton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cayton?
We estimate approximately 143 people named Cayton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,396,883 Americans share this first name.
Is Cayton a common name?
Cayton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 145 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cayton most popular?
Cayton reached peak popularity in 2013, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cayton is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cayton a male name?
Cayton is predominantly male. 81.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cayton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cayton Smith, Cayton Johnson, Cayton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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