Payton
Girl and boy name
Payton meaning
enclosure; settlement, town
Payton at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,512 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #380 in 2024
Payton popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1920 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1930 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,686 | 10 |
| 1970 | #1,939 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,852 | 30 |
| 1990 | #893 | 132 |
| 2000 | #219 | 1,581 |
| 2010 | #345 | 890 |
| 2020 | #1,119 | 176 |
| 2024 | #1,512 | 117 |
All 120 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1888 | #917 | 6 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1891 | #963 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1911 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1914 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,184 | 12 |
| 1916 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1917 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1918 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1919 | #1,752 | 19 |
| 1920 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1921 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1922 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #1,589 | 23 |
| 1924 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1925 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1926 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1927 | #1,959 | 17 |
| 1928 | #1,707 | 20 |
| 1929 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1930 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1931 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1932 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1933 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1934 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1935 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1936 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1937 | #1,756 | 16 |
| 1938 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1939 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1941 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1942 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1943 | #1,636 | 19 |
| 1944 | #1,890 | 14 |
| 1945 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1946 | #1,509 | 22 |
| 1947 | #1,850 | 17 |
| 1948 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1949 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1951 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1952 | #2,679 | 9 |
| 1953 | #1,677 | 21 |
| 1954 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1955 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1956 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1957 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1959 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1960 | #2,686 | 10 |
| 1961 | #2,147 | 15 |
| 1962 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1963 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1964 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1965 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1966 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1967 | #1,907 | 17 |
| 1968 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1969 | #1,810 | 21 |
| 1970 | #1,939 | 21 |
| 1971 | #1,706 | 27 |
| 1972 | #2,079 | 19 |
| 1973 | #2,217 | 18 |
| 1974 | #2,799 | 13 |
| 1975 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1976 | #2,418 | 18 |
| 1977 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1978 | #1,688 | 32 |
| 1979 | #2,048 | 25 |
| 1980 | #1,852 | 30 |
| 1981 | #2,270 | 22 |
| 1982 | #2,425 | 20 |
| 1983 | #2,208 | 23 |
| 1984 | #1,458 | 43 |
| 1985 | #1,613 | 39 |
| 1986 | #965 | 90 |
| 1987 | #929 | 104 |
| 1988 | #929 | 106 |
| 1989 | #1,057 | 97 |
| 1990 | #893 | 132 |
| 1991 | #808 | 163 |
| 1992 | #634 | 262 |
| 1993 | #572 | 320 |
| 1994 | #507 | 401 |
| 1995 | #509 | 400 |
| 1996 | #406 | 576 |
| 1997 | #362 | 684 |
| 1998 | #308 | 914 |
| 1999 | #304 | 947 |
| 2000 | #219 | 1,581 |
| 2001 | #255 | 1,315 |
| 2002 | #255 | 1,273 |
| 2003 | #261 | 1,268 |
| 2004 | #239 | 1,396 |
| 2005 | #238 | 1,429 |
| 2006 | #269 | 1,291 |
| 2007 | #279 | 1,231 |
| 2008 | #276 | 1,240 |
| 2009 | #328 | 972 |
| 2010 | #345 | 890 |
| 2011 | #395 | 720 |
| 2012 | #455 | 598 |
| 2013 | #521 | 510 |
| 2014 | #644 | 410 |
| 2015 | #692 | 364 |
| 2016 | #816 | 281 |
| 2017 | #796 | 288 |
| 2018 | #907 | 237 |
| 2019 | #1,106 | 178 |
| 2020 | #1,119 | 176 |
| 2021 | #1,240 | 154 |
| 2022 | #1,308 | 144 |
| 2023 | #1,488 | 120 |
| 2024 | #1,512 | 117 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | #2,937 | 18 |
| 1980 | #7,417 | 8 |
| 1990 | #4,230 | 23 |
| 2000 | #163 | 2,058 |
| 2010 | #79 | 3,589 |
| 2020 | #218 | 1,331 |
| 2024 | #380 | 820 |
All 52 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | #2,937 | 18 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 |
| 1972 | #7,291 | 6 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 |
| 1975 | #9,068 | 5 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 |
| 1978 | #6,384 | 9 |
| 1979 | #9,011 | 6 |
| 1980 | #7,417 | 8 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 |
| 1987 | #3,856 | 22 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 |
| 1990 | #4,230 | 23 |
| 1991 | #2,660 | 45 |
| 1992 | #702 | 307 |
| 1993 | #484 | 522 |
| 1994 | #445 | 568 |
| 1995 | #408 | 638 |
| 1996 | #284 | 1,018 |
| 1997 | #224 | 1,336 |
| 1998 | #227 | 1,368 |
| 1999 | #230 | 1,394 |
| 2000 | #163 | 2,058 |
| 2001 | #164 | 1,983 |
| 2002 | #182 | 1,758 |
| 2003 | #204 | 1,619 |
| 2004 | #159 | 2,077 |
| 2005 | #158 | 2,184 |
| 2006 | #163 | 2,158 |
| 2007 | #153 | 2,284 |
| 2008 | #91 | 3,612 |
| 2009 | #84 | 3,646 |
| 2010 | #79 | 3,589 |
| 2011 | #95 | 3,151 |
| 2012 | #103 | 2,946 |
| 2013 | #122 | 2,619 |
| 2014 | #135 | 2,414 |
| 2015 | #153 | 2,117 |
| 2016 | #183 | 1,801 |
| 2017 | #189 | 1,650 |
| 2018 | #218 | 1,428 |
| 2019 | #215 | 1,422 |
| 2020 | #218 | 1,331 |
| 2021 | #267 | 1,168 |
| 2022 | #289 | 1,097 |
| 2023 | #311 | 991 |
| 2024 | #380 | 820 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Payton” (revision 82051100), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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