Peyton
An English place name and surname, “Pæga’s farm.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Peyton first shows up in the national records in 1884. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 13 different years between 2008 and 2021. Its biggest year was 2009, when 5,318 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 42 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 199 for girls. The name has also seen real use for boys: 52,383 of the 140,602 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Payton (84,784), Paityn (6,338), Payten (3,975), Patton (1,763), Paiton (1,372), Paetyn (1,098) (total births since 1880)
Explore Peyton interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | No. 6086 |
| 1960s | 118 | No. 2249 |
| 1970s | 161 | No. 2856 |
| 1980s | 257 | No. 2539 |
| 1990s | 7,496 | No. 218 |
| 2000s | 27,479 | No. 42 |
| 2010s | 39,623 | No. 51 |
| 2020s | 13,080 | No. 98 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.