Laymon
Old English surname meaning "dweller at the open land" or "clearing".
Name Census estimates that about 313 living Americans carry the first name Laymon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Laymon today is around 71 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Laymon births was 1936 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Laymon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Laymon is about 71 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Laymons were born before 1965.
People living today
313
~ 1 in 1,095,062 Americans
Peak year
1936
22 babies that year
Average age
71
years old
1995 SSA rank
#8,434
Tracked since 1908
Census
Laymon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 327 people with the first name Laymon, which placed it at #27,781 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,781
National first-name rank
People counted
327
327 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
59.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Laymon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laymon is White at 59.3%. The next largest groups are Black (32.7%) and Two or More Races (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Laymon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Laymon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White59.3% · 194
- Black or African American32.7% · 107
- Two or more races3.4% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.1% · 7
- Hispanic or Latino1.8% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2
Popularity
Laymon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Laymon from the 1900s through to the 1990s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 154 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1930s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Laymon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Laymon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Laymons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee recorded the most babies named Laymon, while Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 10 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Laymon
The name Laymon is believed to have originated from the Old French surname "Laimon," which itself derived from the Germanic elements "laith" meaning "song" and "mann" meaning "man." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who was a singer or minstrel.
The earliest known record of the name Laymon dates back to the 12th century. During this time, it was primarily used in regions of France and parts of Germany. It's possible that the name was brought to England during the Norman Conquest, as many French names became more widespread in Britain following this event.
While the name Laymon does not appear to have any direct references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it may have been used as a variation of the more common name Lamont, which has its roots in the Scottish Gaelic language and means "lawman" or "world servant."
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Laymon was Laymon de Sancerre, a French nobleman who lived in the 13th century and fought in the Crusades. Another notable bearer of the name was Laymon von Leiningen, a German count who lived in the 15th century and was known for his involvement in various military campaigns.
In the 16th century, there was Laymon Brewster, an English merchant and explorer who was part of an expedition to the West Indies. A century later, Laymon Whittaker was a British playwright and poet who gained recognition for his works in the 17th century.
Moving into the 19th century, Laymon Eaton was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin in the 1850s.
Despite its relative rarity, the name Laymon has been carried by various individuals throughout history, each contributing to its legacy in their own way, whether through their artistic endeavors, military exploits, or political involvement.
People
Laymon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Laymon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Laymon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laymon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 313 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Laymon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,095,062 US residents.
Is Laymon a common name?
We classify Laymon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 779 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Laymon most popular?
The single biggest year for Laymon was 1936, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Laymon is about 71 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Laymon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 327 people with the name Laymon, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,781 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Laymon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Laymon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Laymon leans strongly male. 326 people counted with this name were male (98.5%), compared with 5 female bearers (1.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Laymon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laymon is White at 59.3%. The next largest groups are Black (32.7%) and Two or More Races (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Laymon most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Laymon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.3% (194 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Laymon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Laymon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Laymon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Laymon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Laymon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Laymon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Laymon?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.