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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #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 2003

  • 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: #149 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 572 girlsNHWashington: #164 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 704 girlsWAIdaho: #146 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 532 girlsIDMontana: #131 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 414 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #75 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 234 girlsNDMinnesota: #132 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 563 girlsMNIllinois: #171 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 779 girlsILWisconsin: #184 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 810 girlsWIMichigan: #164 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 779 girlsMINew York: #497 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,725 girlsNYMassachusetts: #235 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedRIOregon: #174 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 676 girlsORNevada: #205 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 795 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #97 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 320 girlsSDIowa: #124 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 508 girlsIAIndiana: #176 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 790 girlsINOhio: #142 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 694 girlsOHPennsylvania: #169 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 831 girlsPANew Jersey: #266 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,455 girlsNJConnecticut: #208 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 986 girlsCTCalifornia: #394 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 2,079 girlsCAUtah: #342 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsUTColorado: #125 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 537 girlsCONebraska: #199 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 754 girlsNEMissouri: #138 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 662 girlsMOKentucky: #105 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 458 girlsKYWest Virginia: #228 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 902 girlsWVVirginia: #158 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 735 girlsVAMaryland: #148 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 655 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedDEArizona: #273 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedNMKansas: #126 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 506 girlsKSArkansas: #173 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 701 girlsARTennessee: #316 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #107 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 494 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #136 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 585 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 676 girlsDCOklahoma: #102 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 427 girlsOKLouisiana: #181 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 799 girlsLAMississippi: #161 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 641 girlsMSAlabama: #98 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 427 girlsALGeorgia: #154 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 701 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Peyton, so not publishedHITexas: #220 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 1,040 girlsTXFlorida: #210 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,079 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#75 · 1 in 234
  2. South Dakota#97 · 1 in 320
  3. Alabama#98 · 1 in 427
  4. Oklahoma#102 · 1 in 427
  5. Kentucky#105 · 1 in 458

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#75111 in 234
South Dakota#97101 in 320
Alabama#98461 in 427
Oklahoma#102391 in 427
Kentucky#105431 in 458
North Carolina#107881 in 494
Iowa#124271 in 508
Colorado#125471 in 537
Kansas#126271 in 506
Montana#13171 in 414
Minnesota#132461 in 563
South Carolina#136291 in 585
Missouri#138431 in 662
Ohio#142841 in 694
Idaho#146121 in 532
Maryland#148371 in 655
New Hampshire#14981 in 572
Georgia#154711 in 701
Virginia#158491 in 735
Mississippi#161181 in 641
Michigan#164631 in 779
Washington#164411 in 704
Pennsylvania#169681 in 831
Illinois#171891 in 779
Arkansas#173171 in 701
Oregon#174241 in 676
Indiana#176411 in 790
Louisiana#181261 in 799
Wisconsin#184311 in 810
Nebraska#199111 in 754
Nevada#205131 in 795
Connecticut#208151 in 986
Florida#210741 in 1,079
District of Columbia#21851 in 676
Texas#2201521 in 1,040
West Virginia#22881 in 902
Massachusetts#235241 in 1,259
New Jersey#266291 in 1,455
Arizona#273291 in 1,163
Tennessee#316191 in 1,600
Utah#342121 in 1,505
California#3941091 in 2,079
New York#497361 in 2,725
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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 2003

girls
#192
1,700 births · 1 in 1,075 girls
boys
#208
1,768 births · 1 in 1,117 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #192Peyton1,700

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #208Peyton1,768
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 1,075 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 99.0% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Peyton
  1. #189Ruby1,707
  2. #189Sadie1,707
  3. #191Addison1,704
  4. #192Peyton1,700
  5. #193Mckenna1,695
  6. #193Meghan1,695
  7. #195Layla1,687
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

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

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 1,117 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Peyton
  1. #205Dominick1,780
  2. #206Scott1,771
  3. #207Dustin1,769
  4. #208Peyton1,768
  5. #209Andre1,754
  6. #210Elias1,712
  7. #211Leonardo1,708
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 790Maddox#1,372 → #582
  2. ↑ 762Jahir#1,571 → #809
  3. ↑ 519Yair#1,236 → #717
  4. ↑ 450Jamarion#1,094 → #644
  5. ↑ 413Aydan#1,154 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 819Lisandro#898 → #1,717
  2. ↓ 621Shemar#970 → #1,591
  3. ↓ 362Jaheem#891 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 337Keandre#998 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 334Savion#568 → #902

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

See the top 100 for 2003 →