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Peyton

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

Girl's name · #199 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Peyton has appeared in US records since 1957 — best rank #42 (2009) · 88,219 babies named Peyton all-time · 1 in 1,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 580 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 840 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Peytons

• Peyton List — American actress (born 1998)
• Peyton Elizabeth Lee — American actress
• Peyton Royce — Australian professional wrestler
• Peyton Stearns — US American tennis player
• Peyton Kennedy — Canadian actress

In stories & tradition

• Peyton Sawyer — One Tree Hill
• Peyton Driscoll — CSI: NY

What Peytons become

Among 141 notable people named Peyton:

Athletes appear 3.17× more often than among typical names — e.g. Peyton Stearns, US American tennis player.

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