Peyten
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PAY-ton
- Origin
- English
Peyten is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “Pæga's town”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Peyten mean?
English: spelling of Peyton; surname from an English place name
“Pæga's town”
An English surname taken from a place name, now used for both girls and boys.
Meaning borrowed from Peyton. More on Wiktionary.
Is Peyten a girl's or a boy's name?
Peyten is a girls' name.
How popular is Peyten in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 45 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Peyten in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 67% of the babies named Peyten in the US in 2005, and 79% in 2012.
Peyten in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 34 | #4,294 |
| 2011 | 45 | #3,495 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3,571 |
| 2009 | 44 | #3,618 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Names like Peyten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Haven Presley Parker Hayden Emerson Addison Aspen Harper Ellie Leighton Heaven Lily
Names related to Peyten
More English names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Peyten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/peyten, updated 20 October 2026.