Peyton
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PAY-ton
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #655 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #199 for girls
Peyton is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “Pæga's town”. In 2025 it ranked 655th for girls in the UK (63 babies) and 199th for girls in the US (1,559 babies).
What does Peyton mean?
English: surname from an English place name
“Pæga's town”
An English surname taken from a place name, now used for both girls and boys.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Peyton a girl's or a boy's name?
Peyton is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 63 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 1,559 girls and 398 boys in the US.
How popular is Peyton in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #655among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 4,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 63 girls in the UK were named Peyton, making it the 655th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 287th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 237 girls. 6 boys were also named Peyton in 2025 (3,329th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Peyton than any year since 2007.
Half of all the girls named Peyton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 83 girls in the UK were given Peyton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #511, up from #655 for this spelling alone.
- Peyton 63
- Payton 20
In 2025, 91% of the babies named Peyton in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 696th in England and Wales and 324th in Scotland.
Peyton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #655 |
| 2024 | 83 | #525 |
| 2023 | 111 | #413 |
| 2022 | 129 | #370 |
| 2021 | 203 | #257 |
| 2020 | 181 | #287 |
| 2019 | 166 | #314 |
| 2018 | 187 | #285 |
| 2017 | 190 | #287 |
| 2016 | 202 | #279 |
| 2015 | 196 | #276 |
| 2014 | 179 | #293 |
| 2013 | 184 | #281 |
| 2012 | 182 | #304 |
| 2011 | 190 | #285 |
| 2010 | 237 | #237 |
| 2009 | 166 | #310 |
| 2008 | 75 | #554 |
| 2007 | 29 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 22 | #1,049 |
| 1997 | 28 | #870 |
| 1996 | 36 | #709 |
How popular is Peyton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #199among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,559about 1 in 1,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,559 girls in the US were named Peyton, making it the 199th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 98th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5,318 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957. 398 boys were also named Peyton in 2025 (683rd for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Peyton than any year since 1999.
Half of all the girls named Peyton in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,435 girls in the US were given Peyton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #143, up from #199 for this spelling alone.
In 1962, 20% of the babies named Peyton in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 80%, with more girls than boys since 2008.
Peyton in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,559 | #199 |
| 2024 | 1,817 | #168 |
| 2023 | 1,960 | #143 |
| 2022 | 2,319 | #125 |
| 2021 | 2,695 | #100 |
| 2020 | 2,730 | #98 |
| 2019 | 2,869 | #97 |
| 2018 | 2,912 | #102 |
| 2017 | 3,260 | #89 |
| 2016 | 3,511 | #81 |
| 2015 | 3,906 | #72 |
| 2014 | 4,455 | #56 |
| 2013 | 4,580 | #51 |
| 2012 | 4,478 | #53 |
| 2011 | 4,679 | #53 |
| 2010 | 4,973 | #51 |
| 2009 | 5,318 | #42 |
| 2008 | 4,738 | #60 |
| 2007 | 2,774 | #123 |
| 2006 | 2,538 | #138 |
| 2005 | 2,462 | #131 |
| 2004 | 2,394 | #134 |
| 2003 | 1,700 | #192 |
| 2002 | 1,702 | #188 |
| 2001 | 1,885 | #173 |
| 2000 | 1,968 | #168 |
| 1999 | 1,356 | #235 |
| 1998 | 1,417 | #218 |
| 1997 | 1,303 | #230 |
| 1996 | 1,104 | #255 |
| 1995 | 588 | #437 |
| 1994 | 585 | #431 |
| 1993 | 617 | #404 |
| 1992 | 398 | #584 |
| 1991 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1990 | 61 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 35 | #3,039 |
| 1988 | 42 | #2,534 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 32 | #2,902 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 25 | #3,328 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,513 |
| 1974 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 24 | #2,856 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 23 | #2,558 |
| 1966 | 28 | #2,248 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
Names like Peyton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Autumn Willow Harper Addison Scarlett Maddison Ivy Lily Myla Piper Poppy Zara
Other spellings of Peyton
Payton Paityn Peighton Payten Paitynn Paiton Paetyn Paighton
Names related to Peyton
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Peyton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/peyton, updated 20 October 2026.