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Peyton

“Variant of Payton — Pæga's town; fighting man's estate” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #683 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Peyton has appeared in US records since 1884 — best rank #125 (2007) · 52,383 babies named Peyton all-time · 1 in 4,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,600 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Peytons

• Peyton Manning — American football player (born 1976)
• Peyton Reed — American film director
• Peyton Meyer — American actor
• Peyton Randolph — president of the first Continental Congress (1721-1775)
• Peyton Watson — American basketball player

In stories & tradition

• Peyton Leverett — Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

What Peytons become

Among 141 notable people named Peyton:

Athletes appear 3.17× more often than among typical names — e.g. Peyton Manning, American football player (born 1976).

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