Mostly girls · peaked in 2009
Peyton name popularity since 1925
140,250 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Peyton (62.9% girls, 37.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Peyton is about 16 years old in 2026. Peyton peaked in 2009 as the #42 name for girls, and it ranked #199 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 140,250
- Named Peyton, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #199
- for girls in 2025 (1,559 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 62.9% girls
- 88,219 girls · 52,031 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.75× its national share
Peak year is the year Peyton made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Peyton births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Peyton both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Peyton became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 4,630 baby girls to 1 in 1,340.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 592 to 1 in 1,030.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Peyton's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Peyton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Peyton in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 99 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 180 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 215 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 5 | 209 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 118 | 235 | #5,172 |
| 1970s | 161 | 335 | #3,604 |
| 1980s | 257 | 584 | #3,810 |
| 1990s | 7,496 | 6,211 | #437 |
| 2000s | 27,479 | 24,969 | #131 |
| 2010s | 39,623 | 15,835 | #72 |
| 2020–25 | 13,080 | 3,159 | #199 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
58.2% of babies named Peyton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Peyton is most popular
The index compares Peyton's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Peyton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.75× | 866 |
| Tennessee | 1.65× | 4,811 |
| Georgia | 1.56× | 5,985 |
| Idaho | 1.51× | 832 |
| Alaska | 1.50× | 308 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Peyton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Peyton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Peyton (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data