Layman

Boy · recorded 1915–1963

  • 1963last recorded
  • 1916best year

Most popular in 1916.

Last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Layman.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

071319151927193919511963

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 33 recorded years as a table
Layman, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19156
191613
191713
19187
19199
19208
19216
19225
192411
19276
19285
19297
19317
19327
19338
19358
19379
19385
19398
19417
19424
19444
19457
19473
19483
19503
19513
19523
19543
19554
19564
19622
19633

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Layman isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1963
7
Rank in 1963
#3,318
How rare
1 in 290,154 boys
Since 1915
244

Layman was last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1916, at 13 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Layman doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.