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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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 1995

  • 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: #318 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,683 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: #620 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,995 girlsMNIllinois: #341 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,016 girlsILWisconsin: #463 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,249 girlsWIMichigan: #710 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,848 girlsMINew York: #1,706 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,920 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedRIOregon: #479 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,708 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: #210 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsIAIndiana: #313 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,926 girlsINOhio: #641 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,290 girlsOHPennsylvania: #708 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,235 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #991 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 8,378 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedUTColorado: #558 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,378 girlsCONebraska: #309 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsNEMissouri: #453 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,959 girlsMOKentucky: #164 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 818 girlsKYWest Virginia: #275 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsWVVirginia: #309 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsVAMaryland: #420 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,739 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedDEArizona: #376 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNMKansas: #217 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsKSArkansas: #138 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 580 girlsARTennessee: #157 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 733 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #305 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,913 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #270 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #181 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 825 girlsOKLouisiana: #243 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsLAMississippi: #168 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 756 girlsMSAlabama: #122 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 593 girlsALGeorgia: #284 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,705 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedHITexas: #387 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 2,274 girlsTXFlorida: #397 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#122 · 1 in 593
  2. Arkansas#138 · 1 in 580
  3. Tennessee#157 · 1 in 733
  4. Kentucky#164 · 1 in 818
  5. Mississippi#168 · 1 in 756

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#122351 in 593
Arkansas#138201 in 580
Tennessee#157401 in 733
Kentucky#164241 in 818
Mississippi#168161 in 756
Oklahoma#181191 in 825
Iowa#210131 in 1,091
Kansas#217121 in 1,066
Louisiana#243181 in 1,221
South Carolina#270111 in 1,488
West Virginia#27551 in 1,546
Georgia#284241 in 1,705
North Carolina#305201 in 1,913
Nebraska#30951 in 1,667
Virginia#309181 in 1,894
Indiana#313171 in 1,926
Washington#318171 in 1,683
Illinois#341361 in 2,016
Arizona#376141 in 1,949
Texas#387601 in 2,274
Florida#397291 in 2,513
Maryland#42091 in 2,739
Missouri#453101 in 2,959
Wisconsin#46381 in 3,249
Oregon#47961 in 2,708
Colorado#55861 in 3,378
Minnesota#62051 in 4,995
Ohio#641121 in 5,290
Pennsylvania#708101 in 6,235
Michigan#71091 in 5,848
California#991281 in 8,378
New York#1,70661 in 17,920
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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 1995

girls
#437
588 births · 1 in 2,991 girls
boys
#477
453 births · 1 in 4,202 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #437Peyton588

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #477Peyton453
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 2,991 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 97.2% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Peyton
  1. #434Joy593
  2. #435Tianna592
  3. #436Sylvia589
  4. #437Peyton588
  5. #438Leticia587
  6. #439Micaela585
  7. #440Alma583
Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 4,202 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 95.4% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Peyton
  1. #474Mauricio455
  2. #474Quincy455
  3. #476Damion454
  4. #477Peyton453
  5. #477Alonzo453
  6. #477Donte453
  7. #480Brayden450
  8. #480Walker450
  9. #482Alfred449

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

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →