Payton
A spelling of Peyton, an English surname from places meaning Paega's settlement, with Paega an Old English personal name and tun a farmstead.
Payton in 2025
Payton was given to 810 babies in the United States in 2025 — 109 boys and 701 girls, making it the 789th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,093 babies born.
The history of Payton
Payton reached its highest point in 2008, when 4,852 babies were given the name, ranking 152nd that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 84,784 babies have been named Payton. Half of them were born before 2008, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Payton has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Payton by decade
| Decade | Babies named Payton | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 1,833 |
| 1890s | 10 | 2,384 |
| 1900s | 5 | 3,540 |
| 1910s | 118 | 3,372 |
| 1920s | 171 | 3,270 |
| 1930s | 131 | 3,350 |
| 1940s | 148 | 3,362 |
| 1950s | 122 | 3,814 |
| 1960s | 185 | 3,360 |
| 1970s | 246 | 3,586 |
| 1980s | 684 | 1,944 |
| 1990s | 12,019 | 295 |
| 2000s | 36,376 | 152 |
| 2010s | 27,623 | 152 |
| 2020s | 6,935 | 442 |
Where Payton is heading
Payton has fallen 67% over the past decade, from 2,482 babies in 2015 to 810 in 2025.
Names like Payton
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Payton.