Peyton
Peyton is an English surname and a unisex given name. In Ireland it is known to have been among the anglicized forms of Ó Peatáin.
Meaning & Origin of Peyton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Peyton is an English surname and a unisex given name. In Ireland it is known to have been among the anglicized forms of Ó Peatáin.
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The Story of Peyton
As a girl name
Peyton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1957, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 5,317 Peytons were born — ranking #42 that year. As of 2026, Peyton ranks #198 for girls with 1,586 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 90K Peytons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Peyton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1884, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 3,375 Peytons were born — ranking #125 that year. As of 2026, Peyton ranks #744 for boys with 356 births, falling sharply (-43%). In total, more than 53K Peytons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Peyton
Peyton is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 90K births in the dataset. Peyton's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #42. Use the chart and map above to compare Peyton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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