Payton Girl
How popular is Payton?
#440 girl name in 2025
701 baby girls were named Payton in the US in 2025, making it the 440th most popular girl name. Another 109 boys got the name (#1,564 for boys).
Payton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #440 for girls (▼ 59 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 701 girls, 109 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #153 in 2015, #218 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (3,646 girls) |
| Highest rank | #79 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1966 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 13% boys, 87% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Payton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Payton family of names ranked #377 for girls in 2025 (#332 the year before), with 841 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Payton is most popular
Babies named Payton per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 2.3 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- West Virginia: 2.3 per 1,000 (59 girls)
- Idaho: 1.8 per 1,000 (61 girls)
- Iowa: 1.4 per 1,000 (80 girls)
- Wisconsin: 1.3 per 1,000 (133 girls)
Payton by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32 | #2,936 |
| 1970s | 45 | #6,338 |
| 1980s | 110 | #3,854 |
| 1990s | 7,219 | #224 |
| 2000s | 23,380 | #84 |
| 2010s | 23,144 | #79 |
| 2020s | 6,115 | #218 |
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Questions
- Is Payton a boy or girl name?
- Payton is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 87% of babies named Payton were girls.
- How popular is the name Payton?
- 701 baby girls were named Payton in the US in 2025, making it the 440th most popular girl name. Another 109 boys got the name (#1,564 for boys).
- When was Payton most popular?
- Payton peaked in 2009, when 3,646 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #79 in 2010.
- How many people are named Payton?
- 84,784 babies have been named Payton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 83,321 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Payton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Payton was most common in New Hampshire, at 2.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.