boy's name
Slayter
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 191
Slayter is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Slayter over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 22 |
| 2010s | 79 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Slayter?
In 2025, Slayter was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Slayter
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Slayter also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Slayter over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Slayter
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Slayter — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Slayter
How popular is the name Slayter?
In 2025, Slayter was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Slayter a girl's or a boy's name?
Slayter is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Slayter?
Slayter has 2 syllables.
When was Slayter most popular?
Slayter peaked in 2025, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Slayter a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Slayter currently ranks #4,921 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.