Peyton

#199 for girls in 2025, 1,559 births · #683 for boys in 2025, 398 births
Given to girls 62.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2009 · 5,318 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
13 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
88,219
since 1957

Peyton over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #42, 2009peak #125, 2007girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1991,559#683398
2024#1681,817#658417
2023#1431,960#607467
2022#1252,319#535556
2021#1002,695#469634
2020#982,730#433687
2019#972,869#437698
2018#1022,912#399797
2017#893,260#341999
2016#813,511#2881,248
2015#723,906#2611,383
2014#564,455#2101,842
2013#514,580#2091,847
2012#534,478#1842,075
2011#534,679#1662,299
2010#514,973#1482,647
2009#425,318#1482,710
2008#604,738#1303,225
2007#1232,774#1253,375
2006#1382,538#1572,686
2005#1312,462#1382,843
2004#1342,394#1632,484
2003#1921,700#2081,768
2002#1881,702#2051,764
2001#1731,885#1772,114
2000#1681,968#1832,000
1999#2351,356#2341,382
1998#2181,417#2221,451
1997#2301,303#2541,121
1996#2551,104#335772
1995#437588#477453
1994#431585#542357
1993#404617#660242
1992#584398#763187
1991#2,03467#954125
1990#2,12861#937121
1989#3,04535#985107
1988#2,53942#1,11880
1987#3,16929#1,06780
1986#2,90332#1,07575
1985#3,73022#1,26857
1984#3,32925#1,32050
1983#4,10918#1,44843
1982#4,02519#1,65436
1981#4,16218#1,76632
1980#4,32717#2,16224
1979#3,90319#1,67034
1978#4,67914#1,48739
1977#5,21312#1,85827
1976#3,81217#1,71130
1975#3,51419#1,25846
1974#3,42619#1,17150
1973#4,36213#1,46434
1972#3,71416#1,87123
1971#6,0068#1,63729
1970#2,85624#1,84723
1969#3,77414#1,57027
1968#3,45615#1,61424
1967#2,55823#1,65222
1966#2,24928#1,89117
1965#4,8318#1,45628
1964#4,35510#1,51027
1963#5,8916#1,69522
1962#5,2937#1,47928
1961#5,3097#1,99717
1960—#1,69223
1959—#1,80620
1958—#1,76620
1957#6,0865#1,75121
1956—#1,64223
1955—#1,64622
1954—#1,76219
1953—#1,76519
1952—#1,70120
1951—#1,43027
1950—#1,74618
1949—#1,46225
1948—#1,51923
1947—#1,55523
1946—#1,50922
1945—#1,69716
1944—#1,40023
1943—#1,52921
1942—#1,79916
1941—#1,30026
1940—#1,51920
1939—#1,48920
1938—#1,31026
1937—#1,62718
1936—#1,63917
1935—#1,49421
1934—#2,26611
1933—#1,70717
1932—#1,92215
1931—#1,77017
1930—#1,75318
1929—#1,84817
1928—#2,52211
1927—#1,51625
1926—#1,72020
1925—#1,45126
1924—#1,83919
1923—#1,50225
1922—#1,82719
1921—#1,29632
1920—#1,54324
1919—#1,38627
1918—#1,25631
1917—#1,69319
1916—#1,94915
1915—#1,41023
1914—#1,18824
1913—#1,44114
1912—#1,8858
1911—#1,1909
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First appearance
1957

The first year at least five girls were named Peyton! It came in at #6,086, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1960, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Peyton is popular in 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNHWashington: #713 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,130 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #606 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,275 girlsMNIllinois: #657 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,019 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,118 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,413 girlsMINew York: #1,982 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 23,222 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedORNevada: #308 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,454 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedSDIowa: #417 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,055 girlsIAIndiana: #414 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,022 girlsINOhio: #427 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,049 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,410 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,137 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 10,700 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNEMissouri: #364 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,577 girlsMOKentucky: #231 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedWVVirginia: #360 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,433 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNMKansas: #294 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsKSArkansas: #236 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsARTennessee: #280 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,750 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #351 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,490 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #333 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,456 girlsOKLouisiana: #279 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,580 girlsLAMississippi: #461 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,576 girlsMSAlabama: #210 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsALGeorgia: #322 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,173 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedHITexas: #455 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,927 girlsTXFlorida: #445 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,128 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#210 · 1 in 1,188
  2. Kentucky#231 · 1 in 1,399
  3. Arkansas#236 · 1 in 1,317
  4. Louisiana#279 · 1 in 1,580
  5. Tennessee#280 · 1 in 1,750

Best ever in a state: #15 in Oklahoma, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#210181 in 1,188
Kentucky#231151 in 1,399
Arkansas#23691 in 1,317
Louisiana#279151 in 1,580
Tennessee#280171 in 1,750
Kansas#29481 in 1,667
Nevada#30851 in 1,454
Georgia#322191 in 2,173
South Carolina#33391 in 2,099
North Carolina#351161 in 2,490
Virginia#360151 in 2,433
Missouri#364121 in 2,577
Indiana#414111 in 3,022
Iowa#41751 in 3,055
Oklahoma#42471 in 2,456
Ohio#427211 in 3,235
Florida#445241 in 3,128
Texas#455471 in 2,927
Mississippi#46151 in 2,576
Minnesota#60651 in 5,275
Illinois#657151 in 5,019
Washington#71361 in 5,130
Pennsylvania#1,04961 in 11,410
Michigan#1,11851 in 11,413
California#1,137241 in 10,700
New York#1,98251 in 23,222
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Peyton
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 31 spots since 2024 (#168 → #199)
  • 101 spots since 2020 (#98 → #199)
  • 127 spots since 2015 (#72 → #199)
  • Biggest jump: 1,450 spots in 1992 (#2,034 → #584)
  • Biggest drop: 31 spots in 2025 (#168 → #199)
Rise & fade · girls
52 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1957
  • Peaked 2009 at #42 (5,318 births)
  • Births halved by 2022, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 13 yrs · run 2008–2017
  • Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1992–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 345
  • Highest: 1 in 345 girls born in 2009 were named Peyton (0.29%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,031 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 44.9% of all girls named Peyton (39,623) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2008
  • Mostly boys until 2007, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#6,086 (1957)#6,086
1960s118#2,249 (1966)#4,191
1970s161#2,856 (1970)#4,149
1980s257#2,539 (1988)#3,534
1990s7,496#218 (1998)#696
2000s27,479#42 (2009)#135
2010s39,623#51 (2010)#71
2020s13,080#98 (2020)#139

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Peyton in 1992

girls
#584
398 births · 1 in 4,633 girls
boys
#763
187 births · 1 in 10,681 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #584Peyton398

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #763Peyton187
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 4,633 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 96.3% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Peyton
  1. #581Lucia401
  2. #582Julianna400
  3. #583Corina399
  4. #584Peyton398
  5. #585Eleanor395
  6. #586Noemi392
  7. #587Haleigh391
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 10,681 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 92.2% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Peyton
  1. #757Ted188
  2. #757Ulises188
  3. #757Vaughn188
  4. #763Peyton187
  5. #763Bronson187
  6. #765Cristopher186
  7. #765Ellis186
  8. #765Malcom186

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992 →