Is Peyton a boy or girl name?
Peyton is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,812 girls and 417 boys were named Peyton, so 81.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 62.5% of the 138,617 US babies named Peyton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #658
- Girl rank, 2024
- #168
- Babies named Peyton since 1884
- 138,617
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 8,027 babies
Boys and girls named Peyton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 180 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 209 | 5 | 2.3% |
| 1960s | 235 | 118 | 33.4% |
| 1970s | 335 | 161 | 32.5% |
| 1980s | 585 | 257 | 30.5% |
| 1990s | 6,211 | 7,496 | 54.7% |
| 2000s | 24,969 | 27,475 | 52.4% |
| 2010s | 15,832 | 39,609 | 71.4% |
| 2020s | 2,760 | 11,514 | 80.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 417 | #658 | 1,812 | #168 |
| 2023 | 467 | #607 | 1,958 | #142 |
| 2022 | 555 | #536 | 2,319 | #125 |
| 2021 | 634 | #471 | 2,695 | #100 |
| 2020 | 687 | #432 | 2,730 | #98 |
| 2019 | 697 | #438 | 2,867 | #97 |
| 2018 | 797 | #399 | 2,910 | #102 |
| 2017 | 999 | #341 | 3,258 | #89 |
| 2016 | 1,247 | #288 | 3,510 | #81 |
| 2015 | 1,383 | #262 | 3,906 | #72 |
| 2014 | 1,841 | #210 | 4,453 | #56 |
| 2013 | 1,847 | #210 | 4,579 | #51 |
| 2012 | 2,075 | #184 | 4,477 | #53 |
| 2011 | 2,299 | #166 | 4,678 | #53 |
| 2010 | 2,647 | #148 | 4,971 | #51 |
| 2009 | 2,710 | #148 | 5,317 | #42 |
| 2008 | 3,224 | #130 | 4,737 | #60 |
| 2007 | 3,375 | #125 | 2,774 | #123 |
| 2006 | 2,686 | #157 | 2,537 | #138 |
| 2005 | 2,843 | #138 | 2,462 | #131 |
| 2004 | 2,484 | #163 | 2,394 | #134 |
| 2003 | 1,768 | #208 | 1,700 | #192 |
| 2002 | 1,764 | #205 | 1,702 | #188 |
| 2001 | 2,114 | #177 | 1,885 | #173 |
| 2000 | 2,001 | #183 | 1,967 | #168 |
| 1999 | 1,382 | #234 | 1,356 | #235 |
| 1998 | 1,451 | #222 | 1,417 | #218 |
| 1997 | 1,121 | #254 | 1,303 | #230 |
| 1996 | 772 | #336 | 1,104 | #255 |
| 1995 | 453 | #479 | 588 | #437 |
| 1994 | 357 | #545 | 585 | #431 |
| 1993 | 242 | #661 | 617 | #405 |
| 1992 | 187 | #764 | 398 | #584 |
| 1991 | 125 | #957 | 67 | #2,048 |
| 1990 | 121 | #944 | 61 | #2,145 |
| 1989 | 107 | #991 | 35 | #3,086 |
| 1988 | 80 | #1,123 | 42 | #2,577 |
| 1987 | 80 | #1,073 | 29 | #3,237 |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,085 | 32 | #2,956 |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,276 | 22 | #3,810 |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,345 | 25 | #3,396 |
| 1983 | 44 | #1,444 | 18 | #4,236 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,671 | 19 | #4,129 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,798 | 18 | #4,285 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,199 | 17 | #4,464 |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,699 | 19 | #4,003 |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,497 | 14 | #4,863 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,895 | 12 | #5,441 |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,736 | 17 | #3,916 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,273 | 19 | #3,604 |
| 1974 | 50 | #1,179 | 19 | #3,525 |
| 1973 | 34 | #1,484 | 13 | #4,524 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,912 | 16 | #3,842 |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,658 | 8 | #6,433 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,881 | 24 | #2,911 |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,596 | 14 | #3,921 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,635 | 15 | #3,566 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,698 | 23 | #2,615 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,947 | 28 | #2,291 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,476 | 8 | #5,169 |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,535 | 10 | #4,557 |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,731 | 6 | #6,411 |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,509 | 7 | #5,708 |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,055 | 7 | #5,701 |
| 1960 | 23 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,783 | 5 | #6,797 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,364 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,610 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 24 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Peyton reached #125 in 2007. As a girl name, it reached #42 in 2009. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Peyton
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.