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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #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 1993

  • 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: #422 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,477 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: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedMNIllinois: #502 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,418 girlsILWisconsin: #644 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,418 girlsWIMichigan: #448 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,259 girlsMINew York: #1,554 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 16,157 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedRIOregon: #396 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,281 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedSDIowa: #326 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,126 girlsIAIndiana: #193 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsINOhio: #483 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,669 girlsOHPennsylvania: #576 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,729 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,132 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 10,399 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedUTColorado: #368 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,027 girlsCONebraska: #312 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,698 girlsNEMissouri: #388 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,775 girlsMOKentucky: #196 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsKYWest Virginia: #186 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 936 girlsWVVirginia: #272 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsVAMaryland: #570 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,282 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedDEArizona: #559 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,285 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNMKansas: #203 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 993 girlsKSArkansas: #268 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsARTennessee: #144 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 731 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #237 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #284 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,599 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #160 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 822 girlsOKLouisiana: #138 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 722 girlsLAMississippi: #279 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsMSAlabama: #179 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 928 girlsALGeorgia: #227 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedHITexas: #289 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,631 girlsTXFlorida: #357 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,256 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#138 · 1 in 722
  2. Tennessee#144 · 1 in 731
  3. Oklahoma#160 · 1 in 822
  4. Alabama#179 · 1 in 928
  5. West Virginia#186 · 1 in 936

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#138321 in 722
Tennessee#144401 in 731
Oklahoma#160201 in 822
Alabama#179231 in 928
West Virginia#18691 in 936
Indiana#193311 in 1,070
Kentucky#196191 in 1,050
Kansas#203131 in 993
Georgia#227321 in 1,265
North Carolina#237251 in 1,535
Arkansas#26881 in 1,449
Virginia#272211 in 1,679
Mississippi#27991 in 1,379
South Carolina#284111 in 1,599
Texas#289841 in 1,631
Nebraska#31251 in 1,698
Iowa#32671 in 2,126
Florida#357331 in 2,256
Colorado#368101 in 2,027
Missouri#388111 in 2,775
Oregon#39671 in 2,281
Washington#422121 in 2,477
Michigan#448171 in 3,259
Ohio#483181 in 3,669
Illinois#502221 in 3,418
Arizona#55981 in 3,285
Maryland#57061 in 4,282
Pennsylvania#576141 in 4,729
Wisconsin#64451 in 5,418
California#1,132241 in 10,399
New York#1,55471 in 16,157
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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
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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 1993

girls
#404
617 births · 1 in 2,932 girls
boys
#660
242 births · 1 in 8,105 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #404Peyton617

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #660Peyton242
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 2,932 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 97.4% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Peyton
  1. #401Macy624
  2. #402Kayleigh621
  3. #403Arielle620
  4. #404Peyton617
  5. #404Larissa617
  6. #406Ericka616
  7. #407Marlene612
  8. #408Corinne611

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

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 8,105 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 93.5% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Peyton
  1. #657Jamison245
  2. #658Gino243
  3. #658Rashawn243
  4. #660Peyton242
  5. #660Akeem242
  6. #660Zechariah242
  7. #663Deion241
  8. #663Dequan241
  9. #665Donnie240

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

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →