Given name & surname
Peyton
“from the village of war- TIorS”
Peyton is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the village of war- TIorS.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the village of war- TIorS.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Peyton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 140,602
- 52,383 boys · 88,219 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 8,028 babies
- 2025
- 1,957
- #199 for girls · #684 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 21% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,559 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 199 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,318 in 2009. It also appeared in 398 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (105). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 113,474 as a first name in 2020; 9,947 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Peyton’s family of names
Peyton has a related form in Payton. In English usage, Peyton has a related form in Payton. Peyton has a related form in Payten.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Peyton
- Peyton ListAmerican actress (born 1998)
- Peyton ManningAmerican football player (born 1976)
- Peyton ReedAmerican film directorborn 1964
- Peyton ListAmerican actress (born 1986)
- Peyton MeyerAmerican actorborn 1998
- Peyton Elizabeth LeeAmerican actressborn 2004
- Peyton Randolphpresident of the first Continental Congress (1721-1775)
- Peyton StearnsUS American tennis playerborn 2001
- Cassie LeeAustralian professional wrestlerborn 1992
Characters named Peyton: Peyton Sawyer (One Tree Hill).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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