Peyton
#199 for girls in 2025, 1,559 births · #683 for boys in 2025, 398 births
Given to girls 62.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2009 · 5,318 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 88,219since 1957
Peyton over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #199 | 1,559 | #683 | 398 |
| 2024 | #168 | 1,817 | #658 | 417 |
| 2023 | #143 | 1,960 | #607 | 467 |
| 2022 | #125 | 2,319 | #535 | 556 |
| 2021 | #100 | 2,695 | #469 | 634 |
| 2020 | #98 | 2,730 | #433 | 687 |
| 2019 | #97 | 2,869 | #437 | 698 |
| 2018 | #102 | 2,912 | #399 | 797 |
| 2017 | #89 | 3,260 | #341 | 999 |
| 2016 | #81 | 3,511 | #288 | 1,248 |
| 2015 | #72 | 3,906 | #261 | 1,383 |
| 2014 | #56 | 4,455 | #210 | 1,842 |
| 2013 | #51 | 4,580 | #209 | 1,847 |
| 2012 | #53 | 4,478 | #184 | 2,075 |
| 2011 | #53 | 4,679 | #166 | 2,299 |
| 2010 | #51 | 4,973 | #148 | 2,647 |
| 2009 | #42 | 5,318 | #148 | 2,710 |
| 2008 | #60 | 4,738 | #130 | 3,225 |
| 2007 | #123 | 2,774 | #125 | 3,375 |
| 2006 | #138 | 2,538 | #157 | 2,686 |
| 2005 | #131 | 2,462 | #138 | 2,843 |
| 2004 | #134 | 2,394 | #163 | 2,484 |
| 2003 | #192 | 1,700 | #208 | 1,768 |
| 2002 | #188 | 1,702 | #205 | 1,764 |
| 2001 | #173 | 1,885 | #177 | 2,114 |
| 2000 | #168 | 1,968 | #183 | 2,000 |
| 1999 | #235 | 1,356 | #234 | 1,382 |
| 1998 | #218 | 1,417 | #222 | 1,451 |
| 1997 | #230 | 1,303 | #254 | 1,121 |
| 1996 | #255 | 1,104 | #335 | 772 |
| 1995 | #437 | 588 | #477 | 453 |
| 1994 | #431 | 585 | #542 | 357 |
| 1993 | #404 | 617 | #660 | 242 |
| 1992 | #584 | 398 | #763 | 187 |
| 1991 | #2,034 | 67 | #954 | 125 |
| 1990 | #2,128 | 61 | #937 | 121 |
| 1989 | #3,045 | 35 | #985 | 107 |
| 1988 | #2,539 | 42 | #1,118 | 80 |
| 1987 | #3,169 | 29 | #1,067 | 80 |
| 1986 | #2,903 | 32 | #1,075 | 75 |
| 1985 | #3,730 | 22 | #1,268 | 57 |
| 1984 | #3,329 | 25 | #1,320 | 50 |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 | #1,448 | 43 |
| 1982 | #4,025 | 19 | #1,654 | 36 |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #1,766 | 32 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #2,162 | 24 |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | #1,670 | 34 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #1,487 | 39 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #1,858 | 27 |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | #1,711 | 30 |
| 1975 | #3,514 | 19 | #1,258 | 46 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | #1,171 | 50 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 | #1,464 | 34 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #1,637 | 29 |
| 1970 | #2,856 | 24 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | #1,570 | 27 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 | #1,614 | 24 |
| 1967 | #2,558 | 23 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1966 | #2,249 | 28 | #1,891 | 17 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #1,456 | 28 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #1,510 | 27 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #1,695 | 22 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #1,479 | 28 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #1,997 | 17 |
| 1960 | — | #1,692 | 23 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,806 | 20 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,766 | 20 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,751 | 21 |
| 1956 | — | #1,642 | 23 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,646 | 22 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,762 | 19 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,765 | 19 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,701 | 20 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,430 | 27 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,746 | 18 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,462 | 25 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,519 | 23 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,555 | 23 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,509 | 22 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,697 | 16 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,400 | 23 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,529 | 21 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,300 | 26 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,489 | 20 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,310 | 26 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,639 | 17 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,494 | 21 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,266 | 11 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,753 | 18 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,848 | 17 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,516 | 25 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,720 | 20 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,451 | 26 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,839 | 19 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,502 | 25 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,827 | 19 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,296 | 32 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,543 | 24 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,386 | 27 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,256 | 31 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,410 | 23 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,188 | 24 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,885 | 8 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#25 · 1 in 142
- Hawaii#30 · 1 in 156
- Maine#33 · 1 in 156
- Delaware#37 · 1 in 155
- Georgia#43 · 1 in 289
Best ever in a state: #15 in Oklahoma, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #25 | 43 | 1 in 142 |
| Hawaii | #30 | 20 | 1 in 156 |
| Maine | #33 | 23 | 1 in 156 |
| Delaware | #37 | 17 | 1 in 155 |
| Georgia | #43 | 166 | 1 in 289 |
| Pennsylvania | #44 | 187 | 1 in 277 |
| Michigan | #46 | 153 | 1 in 275 |
| South Carolina | #46 | 69 | 1 in 259 |
| Wyoming | #49 | 8 | 1 in 144 |
| Connecticut | #50 | 52 | 1 in 237 |
| Ohio | #52 | 169 | 1 in 308 |
| Kentucky | #55 | 68 | 1 in 269 |
| Tennessee | #56 | 102 | 1 in 304 |
| North Dakota | #59 | 15 | 1 in 221 |
| Mississippi | #61 | 37 | 1 in 300 |
| North Carolina | #61 | 137 | 1 in 331 |
| Oklahoma | #64 | 52 | 1 in 323 |
| Missouri | #65 | 86 | 1 in 315 |
| Maryland | #66 | 73 | 1 in 329 |
| District of Columbia | #67 | 14 | 1 in 255 |
| New Mexico | #68 | 21 | 1 in 302 |
| Arkansas | #69 | 36 | 1 in 313 |
| Virginia | #70 | 109 | 1 in 341 |
| Louisiana | #73 | 55 | 1 in 382 |
| Nebraska | #73 | 25 | 1 in 324 |
| Florida | #75 | 202 | 1 in 429 |
| Alabama | #79 | 51 | 1 in 380 |
| Minnesota | #83 | 60 | 1 in 409 |
| Vermont | #85 | 5 | 1 in 221 |
| Iowa | #86 | 34 | 1 in 382 |
| Wisconsin | #87 | 59 | 1 in 395 |
| New York | #91 | 178 | 1 in 505 |
| Kansas | #92 | 32 | 1 in 394 |
| Colorado | #95 | 56 | 1 in 421 |
| Oregon | #96 | 36 | 1 in 422 |
| Nevada | #100 | 27 | 1 in 413 |
| Arizona | #102 | 66 | 1 in 469 |
| Indiana | #103 | 61 | 1 in 497 |
| New Jersey | #104 | 76 | 1 in 481 |
| Utah | #105 | 41 | 1 in 440 |
| Illinois | #111 | 110 | 1 in 524 |
| Texas | #111 | 276 | 1 in 606 |
| Montana | #113 | 8 | 1 in 353 |
| Massachusetts | #116 | 53 | 1 in 481 |
| Washington | #121 | 56 | 1 in 574 |
| Alaska | #126 | 7 | 1 in 343 |
| Idaho | #126 | 14 | 1 in 460 |
| South Dakota | #127 | 8 | 1 in 386 |
| Rhode Island | #137 | 7 | 1 in 408 |
| New Hampshire | #153 | 7 | 1 in 511 |
| California | #161 | 244 | 1 in 835 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1957
- Peaked 2009 at #42 (5,318 births)
- Births halved by 2022, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 2008–2017
- Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1992–2025
- Highest: 1 in 345 girls born in 2009 were named Peyton (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,031 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
- 44.9% of all girls named Peyton (39,623) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2007, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #6,086 (1957) | #6,086 |
| 1960s | 118 | #2,249 (1966) | #4,191 |
| 1970s | 161 | #2,856 (1970) | #4,149 |
| 1980s | 257 | #2,539 (1988) | #3,534 |
| 1990s | 7,496 | #218 (1998) | #696 |
| 2000s | 27,479 | #42 (2009) | #135 |
| 2010s | 39,623 | #51 (2010) | #71 |
| 2020s | 13,080 | #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 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 505 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 99.6% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 1,521 of them was named Peyton, which outranked 98.0% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.