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Payton

Payton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Pæga's town”
Origin
English
Say it
PAY-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (71% girls, 29% boys since 1880)

From an English surname derived from a place name meaning 'Pæga's town' in Old English. Payton is a modern spelling variant of Peyton.

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How popular is Payton?

2024282 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Payton in 2024937

2024 rank#380 girls

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 188083,955

Payton is fading: recent use is about 38% of its level ten years before.

Names like Payton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • PeytonPæga's town · Old English
  • Paitynmodern variant of Peyton · American (modern coinage)
  • Averyruler of elves · English
  • Riverriver · English
  • Sawyerwoodcutter · English
  • TatumTata's homestead · English
  • EmersonEmery's son · English
  • Haydenhay valley · English

Payton questions

What does the name Payton mean?

Payton means "Pæga's town". It comes from English. From an English surname derived from a place name meaning 'Pæga's town' in Old English. Payton is a modern spelling variant of Peyton.

Is Payton a boy or girl name?

Payton is used for both: about 71% of US babies named Payton since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Payton?

937 US babies were named Payton in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Payton?

Payton is usually pronounced PAY-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.