Peyton
Girl and boy name
Peyton meaning
Variant of Payton, which means “enclosure; settlement, town”
Peyton at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #658 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #168 in 2024
Peyton popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | #971 | 5 |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1920 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1950 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,692 | 23 |
| 1970 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,162 | 24 |
| 1990 | #937 | 121 |
| 2000 | #183 | 2,001 |
| 2007 | #125 | 3,375 |
| 2010 | #148 | 2,647 |
| 2020 | #432 | 687 |
| 2024 | #658 | 417 |
All 124 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | #971 | 5 |
| 1887 | #752 | 7 |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1891 | #841 | 6 |
| 1892 | #792 | 8 |
| 1893 | #836 | 7 |
| 1895 | #978 | 6 |
| 1898 | #885 | 7 |
| 1903 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1911 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1913 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1914 | #1,188 | 24 |
| 1915 | #1,410 | 23 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 15 |
| 1917 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1918 | #1,256 | 31 |
| 1919 | #1,386 | 27 |
| 1920 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1921 | #1,296 | 32 |
| 1922 | #1,827 | 19 |
| 1923 | #1,502 | 25 |
| 1924 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1925 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1926 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1927 | #1,516 | 25 |
| 1928 | #2,522 | 11 |
| 1929 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1931 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1932 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1933 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1934 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1935 | #1,494 | 21 |
| 1936 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1937 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1938 | #1,311 | 26 |
| 1939 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1940 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1941 | #1,300 | 26 |
| 1942 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1943 | #1,529 | 21 |
| 1944 | #1,400 | 23 |
| 1945 | #1,697 | 16 |
| 1946 | #1,509 | 22 |
| 1947 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1948 | #1,519 | 23 |
| 1949 | #1,462 | 25 |
| 1950 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1951 | #1,431 | 27 |
| 1952 | #1,701 | 20 |
| 1953 | #1,764 | 19 |
| 1954 | #1,762 | 19 |
| 1955 | #1,646 | 22 |
| 1956 | #1,642 | 23 |
| 1957 | #1,751 | 21 |
| 1958 | #1,767 | 20 |
| 1959 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1960 | #1,692 | 23 |
| 1961 | #1,997 | 17 |
| 1962 | #1,479 | 28 |
| 1963 | #1,695 | 22 |
| 1964 | #1,510 | 27 |
| 1965 | #1,456 | 28 |
| 1966 | #1,893 | 17 |
| 1967 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1968 | #1,614 | 24 |
| 1969 | #1,570 | 27 |
| 1970 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1971 | #1,636 | 29 |
| 1972 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1973 | #1,464 | 34 |
| 1974 | #1,170 | 50 |
| 1975 | #1,258 | 46 |
| 1976 | #1,711 | 30 |
| 1977 | #1,861 | 27 |
| 1978 | #1,487 | 39 |
| 1979 | #1,670 | 34 |
| 1980 | #2,162 | 24 |
| 1981 | #1,766 | 32 |
| 1982 | #1,654 | 36 |
| 1983 | #1,429 | 44 |
| 1984 | #1,320 | 50 |
| 1985 | #1,268 | 57 |
| 1986 | #1,076 | 75 |
| 1987 | #1,067 | 80 |
| 1988 | #1,118 | 80 |
| 1989 | #985 | 107 |
| 1990 | #937 | 121 |
| 1991 | #954 | 125 |
| 1992 | #762 | 187 |
| 1993 | #660 | 242 |
| 1994 | #542 | 357 |
| 1995 | #477 | 453 |
| 1996 | #335 | 772 |
| 1997 | #254 | 1,121 |
| 1998 | #222 | 1,451 |
| 1999 | #234 | 1,382 |
| 2000 | #183 | 2,001 |
| 2001 | #177 | 2,114 |
| 2002 | #205 | 1,764 |
| 2003 | #208 | 1,768 |
| 2004 | #163 | 2,484 |
| 2005 | #138 | 2,843 |
| 2006 | #157 | 2,686 |
| 2007 | #125 | 3,375 |
| 2008 | #130 | 3,224 |
| 2009 | #148 | 2,710 |
| 2010 | #148 | 2,647 |
| 2011 | #166 | 2,299 |
| 2012 | #184 | 2,075 |
| 2013 | #208 | 1,847 |
| 2014 | #210 | 1,841 |
| 2015 | #261 | 1,383 |
| 2016 | #288 | 1,247 |
| 2017 | #340 | 999 |
| 2018 | #399 | 797 |
| 2019 | #438 | 697 |
| 2020 | #432 | 687 |
| 2021 | #469 | 634 |
| 2022 | #535 | 555 |
| 2023 | #606 | 467 |
| 2024 | #658 | 417 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,855 | 24 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 |
| 1990 | #2,128 | 61 |
| 2000 | #168 | 1,967 |
| 2009 | #42 | 5,317 |
| 2010 | #51 | 4,971 |
| 2020 | #98 | 2,730 |
| 2024 | #168 | 1,812 |
All 65 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 |
| 1961 | #5,310 | 7 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 |
| 1963 | #5,890 | 6 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 |
| 1965 | #4,830 | 8 |
| 1966 | #2,249 | 28 |
| 1967 | #2,558 | 23 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 |
| 1969 | #3,773 | 14 |
| 1970 | #2,855 | 24 |
| 1971 | #6,007 | 8 |
| 1972 | #3,715 | 16 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 |
| 1975 | #3,514 | 19 |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 |
| 1977 | #5,212 | 12 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 |
| 1981 | #4,161 | 18 |
| 1982 | #4,025 | 19 |
| 1983 | #4,108 | 18 |
| 1984 | #3,330 | 25 |
| 1985 | #3,730 | 22 |
| 1986 | #2,903 | 32 |
| 1987 | #3,169 | 29 |
| 1988 | #2,539 | 42 |
| 1989 | #3,045 | 35 |
| 1990 | #2,128 | 61 |
| 1991 | #2,034 | 67 |
| 1992 | #584 | 398 |
| 1993 | #404 | 617 |
| 1994 | #431 | 585 |
| 1995 | #437 | 588 |
| 1996 | #255 | 1,104 |
| 1997 | #230 | 1,303 |
| 1998 | #218 | 1,417 |
| 1999 | #235 | 1,356 |
| 2000 | #168 | 1,967 |
| 2001 | #173 | 1,885 |
| 2002 | #188 | 1,702 |
| 2003 | #192 | 1,700 |
| 2004 | #134 | 2,394 |
| 2005 | #131 | 2,462 |
| 2006 | #138 | 2,537 |
| 2007 | #123 | 2,774 |
| 2008 | #60 | 4,737 |
| 2009 | #42 | 5,317 |
| 2010 | #51 | 4,971 |
| 2011 | #53 | 4,678 |
| 2012 | #53 | 4,477 |
| 2013 | #51 | 4,579 |
| 2014 | #56 | 4,453 |
| 2015 | #72 | 3,906 |
| 2016 | #81 | 3,510 |
| 2017 | #89 | 3,258 |
| 2018 | #102 | 2,910 |
| 2019 | #97 | 2,867 |
| 2020 | #98 | 2,730 |
| 2021 | #99 | 2,695 |
| 2022 | #125 | 2,319 |
| 2023 | #142 | 1,958 |
| 2024 | #168 | 1,812 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Peyton” (revision 82055030), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Payton” (revision 82051100), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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