Peyton
UnisexPeyton has been given to 140,602 babies in the U.S. since 1884. It peaked in 2009 and currently ranks #199 for girls and #684 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin
Variant of Payton.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
140,602
Peak year
2009 (8,028 babies)
Rank in 2025
#199 for girls · #684 for boys
First recorded
1884
10-year trend
▼ -63%
Gender split
63% girls / 37% boys
Famous people named Peyton
Peyton Manning
American football player (born 1976)
Peyton Reed
American film director
Peyton List
American actress (born 1986)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Peyton.
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