Peyton
Peyton was the 199th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,559 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 42nd with 5,318 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 127 places. More babies were named Peyton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Pæga's farmstead (place name) · Old English
Say it PAY-tuhn /ˈpeɪtən/
- Rank in 2025
- #199 girls, down 101 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,559girls
- Girls and boys
- 81% girls, 19% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20095,318 babies
- Total since 1880
- 140,602babies recorded
What does the name Peyton mean?
Peyton is a spelling of Payton, an English surname from a place name. Wiktionary derives Payton from a minor place in Sussex named from the Old English personal name Pæga and tun, 'farmstead, settlement'. Wikipedia notes that in Ireland Peyton was also one of the English forms of the Irish surname Ó Peatáin. As a first name it is a transferred surname, used for both boys and girls in the US.
Pǣga (Old English, “personal name”)tūn (Old English, “farmstead, settlement”)
How sure is this? Probable. The English place-name origin is the dictionary view; an Irish source (Ó Peatáin) applies to some families.
Related names: Payton, Paton, Peyten.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Peyton', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Payton', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Peyton (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Peyton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #199 | #684 | 1,559 | 398 |
| 2020 | #98 | #433 | 2,730 | 687 |
| 2010 | #51 | #149 | 4,973 | 2,647 |
| 2000 | #168 | #183 | 1,968 | 2,000 |
| 1990 | #2,145 | #944 | 61 | 121 |
| 1980 | #4,464 | #2,199 | 17 | 24 |
| 1970 | #2,912 | #1,880 | 24 | 23 |
| 1960 | — | #1,721 | — | 23 |
| 1950 | — | #1,797 | — | 18 |
| 1940 | — | #1,556 | — | 20 |
| 1930 | — | #1,803 | — | 18 |
| 1920 | — | #1,583 | — | 24 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | #971 | — | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Peyton, counting every spelling?
Peyton is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #149 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #199 for Peyton on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,266 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton | 1,559 | #199 | 10,350 |
| Payton | 701 | #440 | 4,782 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Peyton?
1,559 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Peyton (0.43 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Peyton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 5 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Peyton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Peyton?
About 87,400 people born in the US named Peyton are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 20. That makes Peyton mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Peyton by state
How common Peyton was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Vermont (4.4×), Rhode Island (3.1×), Maine (3.0×), Delaware (2.6×), Alaska (2.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in California, Texas, Louisiana.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Peyton: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Peyton, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Peyton · Sibling names for Peyton
Questions about the name Peyton
What does Peyton mean?
Peyton means “Pæga's farmstead (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Peyton?
Peyton was the 199th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,559 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 42nd with 5,318 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 127 places. More babies were named Peyton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Peyton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 81% girls, 19% boys given the name Peyton in the US.
Where is Peyton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Peyton was most common in Vermont (5.57 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and Maine.