The first name Peyton

In 2025, 53 girls were named Peyton, making it the 696th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 198 births (#254).

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

In 2025, 1,559 girls born in the United States were named Peyton, the 199th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 5,318 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.

• Francis Peyton Rous
  American scientist (1879-1970)
• Peyton Manning
  American football player (born 1976)
• Peyton Reed
  American film director, born 1964
• Peyton List
  American actress (born 1986)
• Peyton Meyer
  American actor, born 1998
• Peyton Elizabeth Lee
  American actress, born 2004
• Peyton Royce
  Australian professional wrestler, born 1992
• Peyton Kennedy
  Canadian actress, born 2004
• Peyton Watson
  American basketball player (born 2002)
• Peyton Siva
  American basketball player (born 1990)
• Peyton C. March
  9th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1864–1955)
• Peyton Miller
  American soccer player, born 2007

What does the name Peyton mean?

Variant of Payton.

How popular is the name Peyton?

In 2025, 53 girls born in England and Wales were named Peyton, ranking 696th. Its peak was 2010, with 198 births.

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

Both. Of the 140,602 US babies named Peyton since 1880, 63% were girls and 37% boys.

When was Peyton most popular?

2009 in the United States, when 5,318 babies were named Peyton, its highest rank at 42nd.

Is Peyton also a surname?

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