Lleyton
A masculine name derived from the Welsh town of Leighton.
Name Census estimates that about 779 living Americans carry the first name Lleyton. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Lleyton today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lleyton births was 2005 (72 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lleyton. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Lleyton with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
779
~ 1 in 439,993 Americans
Peak year
2005
72 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,683
Tracked since 2000
Census
Lleyton in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 714 people with the first name Lleyton, which placed it at #15,948 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
#15,948
National first-name rank
People counted
714
714 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lleyton
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lleyton is White at 77.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.1%) and Black (5.6%). 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 Lleyton 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 Lleyton at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.3% · 552
- Two or more races8.1% · 58
- Black or African American5.6% · 40
- Hispanic or Latino5.5% · 39
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5
Popularity
Lleyton: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lleyton from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 424 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lleyton 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 Lleyton during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lleytons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Texas, California, Georgia recorded the most babies named Lleyton, while Washington, Virginia, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 9 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lleyton
The given name Lleyton is a modern English name that emerged in the late 20th century. Its origins are uncertain, but it is believed to be a creative combination of existing name elements or a completely invented coinage. Some linguists suggest that it may be derived from the Welsh name Llewelyn, which itself comes from the Welsh elements "llyw" meaning leader and "llin" meaning line or lineage.
Others propose that Lleyton could be a variant spelling of the English name Leighton, which has Old English roots tracing back to a town named Leighton in Bedfordshire, England. The name Leighton is thought to derive from the Old English words "léah" meaning meadow and "tún" meaning enclosure or settlement.
There are no known historical references or famous individuals from ancient times or medieval periods bearing the name Lleyton. The name appears to be a relatively recent invention, likely emerging in the late 20th century as a unique and distinctive name choice.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lleyton is the Australian tennis player Lleyton Hewitt, born in 1981. Hewitt was a former world No. 1 player and won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 2001 U.S. Open and the 2002 Wimbledon Championships.
Another notable bearer of the name is Lleyton Brooks, an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 2003 to 2011. Brooks was born in 1981 and played for several teams, including the Miami Heat and the Sacramento Kings.
Lleyton Green is a British actor and model, born in 1988, known for his roles in television shows such as "The Royals" and "The Collection."
Lleyton Drummond is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician, born in 1992, who has released several albums and EPs in the folk and indie rock genres.
Lleyton Pearce is an Australian author and poet, born in 1978, who has published several collections of poetry and short stories exploring themes of identity, nature, and human relationships.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Lleyton
People
Lleyton + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lleyton 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
Lleyton: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lleyton?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 779 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lleyton 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 439,993 US residents.
Is Lleyton a common name?
We classify Lleyton as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 787 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lleyton most popular?
The single biggest year for Lleyton was 2005, when 72 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lleyton is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lleyton in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 714 people with the name Lleyton, or 0.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,948 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 Lleyton 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 Lleyton?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lleyton leans strongly male. 690 people counted with this name were male (97.2%), compared with 20 female bearers (2.8%). 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 Lleyton?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lleyton is White at 77.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.1%) and Black (5.6%). 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 Lleyton most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lleyton in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.3% (552 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 Lleyton in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lleyton a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lleyton 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 Lleyton still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lleyton 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 Lleyton 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 have Lleyton as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Lleyton, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.