The first name Payton

In 2025, 16 girls were named Payton, making it the 1,809th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 77 births (#521).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Payton with other names.

In 2025, 701 girls born in the United States were named Payton, the 440th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 3,646 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames for Payton

• Pay

• Payton Pritchard
  American basketball player (born 1998)
• Payton Talbott
  American mixed martial arts fighter, born 1998

• Harley
• Lee
• Oakley
• Ashton
• Marley
• Sidney
• Harlow
• Wren
• Leighton
• Rylan
• Devon
• Tatum
• Sutton
• Monroe
• Royal
• Leigh

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Payton mean?

Payton means “enclosure”, “settlement”, “town” in English.

What is the origin of the name Payton?

Habitational surname from a minor place in Sussex, from the Old English personal name Pǣga + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

How popular is the name Payton?

In 2025, 16 girls born in England and Wales were named Payton, ranking 1,809th. Its peak was 2010, with 77 births.

What are nicknames for Payton?

Common nicknames for Payton include Pay.

Is Payton a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 84,784 US babies named Payton since 1880, 71% were girls and 29% boys.

When was Payton most popular?

2009 in the United States, when 3,646 babies were named Payton, its highest rank at 84th.

What are other spellings of Payton?

Peyton, Peighton, Peightyn and Peighten.

Is Payton also a surname?

Yes. Payton is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.