Payton

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

Girl's name · #440 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Payton has appeared in US records since 1966 — best rank #79 (2010) · 60,045 babies named Payton all-time · 1 in 2,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Paytons

Payton Chadwick — American hurdler
Payton Crawford — American soccer player
Payton Westcott — American racing driver (born 2009)
Payton Ridenour — American BMX cyclist
Payton Verhulst — American basketball player

What Paytons become

Among 81 notable people named Payton:

Athletes appear 3.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Payton Crawford, American soccer player.

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