Is Peighton a boy or girl name?
Peighton is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 0 boys were named Peighton, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.7% of the 2,810 US babies named Peighton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,976
- Babies named Peighton since 1992
- 2,810
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 196 babies
Boys and girls named Peighton, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,976 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,167 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,401 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,199 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,618 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,521 | 100 | #1,957 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,094 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,472 | 112 | #1,840 |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,452 | 141 | #1,578 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,343 | 140 | #1,573 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,525 | 146 | #1,514 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,438 | 174 | #1,344 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,477 | 187 | #1,282 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,372 | 182 | #1,298 |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,467 | 189 | #1,268 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,372 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,709 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,731 | 79 | #2,417 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,503 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,897 | 66 | #2,600 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,671 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,950 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,880 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,914 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,302 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,487 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,223 | 50 | #2,720 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,350 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,702 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,619 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,975 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,936 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,551 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Peighton reached #7,372 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #1,268 in 2010. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Peighton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.