Payton

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

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

Payton reached #79 in 2010 and has faded to #440 since. About 60,000 girls have carried it since 1966. Together with its spelling variant Peyton (#199), Payton would rank around #120 with about 2,300 births last year — the newborns split about 69/31 between Peyton and Payton. A popular twin pairing with Payton is Paige for a girl.

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:

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

Similar names: Peyton · Brooklynn · Paislee · Harley · Hayden · Ainsley

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