Peyton is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Peyton is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #199 among girls (1,559) and #684 among boys (398) — overall #350 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,957 | 1,957 | #199 | #684 |
| 2024 | 2,234 | 2,234 | #169 | #658 |
| 2023 | 2,427 | 2,427 | #143 | #608 |
| 2022 | 2,875 | 2,875 | #125 | #535 |
| 2021 | 3,329 | 3,329 | #100 | #471 |
| 2020 | 3,417 | 3,417 | #98 | #433 |
| 2019 | 3,567 | 3,567 | #97 | #437 |
| 2018 | 3,709 | 3,709 | #102 | #399 |
| 2017 | 4,259 | 4,259 | #89 | #341 |
| 2016 | 4,759 | 4,759 | #81 | #288 |
| 2015 | 5,289 | 5,289 | #72 | #262 |
| 2014 | 6,297 | 6,297 | #56 | #210 |
| 2013 | 6,427 | 6,427 | #51 | #210 |
| 2012 | 6,553 | 6,553 | #53 | #184 |
| 2011 | 6,978 | 6,978 | #53 | #166 |
| 2010 | 7,620 | 7,620 | #51 | #149 |
| 2009 | 8,028 | 8,028 | #42 | #148 |
| 2008 | 7,963 | 7,963 | #60 | #130 |
| 2007 | 6,149 | 6,149 | #123 | #125 |
| 2006 | 5,224 | 5,224 | #138 | #157 |
| 2005 | 5,305 | 5,305 | #131 | #138 |
| 2004 | 4,878 | 4,878 | #134 | #163 |
| 2003 | 3,468 | 3,468 | #192 | #208 |
| 2002 | 3,466 | 3,466 | #188 | #205 |
| 2001 | 3,999 | 3,999 | #173 | #177 |
| 2000 | 3,968 | 3,968 | #168 | #183 |
| 1999 | 2,738 | 2,738 | #235 | #234 |
| 1998 | 2,868 | 2,868 | #218 | #222 |
| 1997 | 2,424 | — | #230 | #254 |
| 1996 | 1,876 | — | #255 | #336 |
| 1995 | 1,041 | — | #437 | #479 |
| 1994 | 942 | — | #431 | #545 |
| 1993 | 859 | — | #405 | #661 |
| 1992 | 585 | — | #584 | #764 |
| 1991 | 192 | — | #2,048 | #957 |
| 1990 | 182 | — | #2,145 | #944 |
| 1989 | 142 | — | #3,086 | #991 |
| 1988 | 122 | — | #2,577 | #1,123 |
| 1987 | 109 | — | #3,237 | #1,073 |
| 1986 | 107 | — | #2,956 | #1,084 |
| 1985 | 79 | — | #3,810 | #1,276 |
| 1984 | 75 | — | #3,394 | #1,345 |
| 1983 | 61 | — | #4,236 | #1,465 |
| 1982 | 55 | — | #4,130 | #1,671 |
| 1981 | 50 | — | #4,284 | #1,798 |
| 1980 | 41 | — | #4,464 | #2,199 |
| 1979 | 53 | — | #4,003 | #1,699 |
| 1978 | 53 | — | #4,864 | #1,497 |
| 1977 | 39 | — | #5,441 | #1,893 |
| 1976 | 47 | — | #3,916 | #1,736 |
| 1975 | 65 | — | #3,604 | #1,273 |
| 1974 | 69 | — | #3,525 | #1,180 |
| 1973 | 47 | — | #4,524 | #1,484 |
| 1972 | 39 | — | #3,842 | #1,912 |
| 1971 | 37 | — | #6,432 | #1,658 |
| 1970 | 47 | — | #2,912 | #1,880 |
| 1969 | 41 | — | #3,921 | #1,596 |
| 1968 | 39 | — | #3,565 | #1,635 |
| 1967 | 45 | — | #2,615 | #1,698 |
| 1966 | 45 | — | #2,291 | #1,947 |
| 1965 | 36 | — | #5,172 | #1,474 |
| 1964 | 37 | — | #4,560 | #1,535 |
| 1963 | 28 | — | #6,412 | #1,731 |
| 1962 | 35 | — | #5,707 | #1,509 |
| 1961 | 24 | — | #5,702 | #2,057 |
| 1960 | 23 | — | — | #1,721 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | — | #1,849 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,825 |
| 1957 | 26 | — | #6,797 | #1,781 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | — | #1,671 |
| 1955 | 22 | — | — | #1,670 |
| 1954 | 19 | — | — | #1,807 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | — | #1,816 |
| 1952 | 20 | — | — | #1,734 |
| 1951 | 27 | — | — | #1,447 |
| 1950 | 18 | — | — | #1,797 |
| 1949 | 25 | — | — | #1,495 |
| 1948 | 23 | — | — | #1,552 |
| 1947 | 23 | — | — | #1,587 |
| 1946 | 22 | — | — | #1,549 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | — | #1,750 |
| 1944 | 23 | — | — | #1,428 |
| 1943 | 21 | — | — | #1,566 |
| 1942 | 16 | — | — | #1,847 |
| 1941 | 26 | — | — | #1,326 |
| 1940 | 20 | — | — | #1,556 |
| 1939 | 20 | — | — | #1,523 |
| 1938 | 26 | — | — | #1,333 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | — | #1,675 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | — | #1,710 |
| 1935 | 21 | — | — | #1,530 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | — | #2,364 |
| 1933 | 17 | — | — | #1,760 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | — | #1,981 |
| 1931 | 17 | — | — | #1,824 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | — | #1,803 |
| 1929 | 17 | — | — | #1,910 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | — | #2,610 |
| 1927 | 25 | — | — | #1,550 |
| 1926 | 20 | — | — | #1,772 |
| 1925 | 26 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1924 | 19 | — | — | #1,880 |
| 1923 | 25 | — | — | #1,541 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | — | #1,869 |
| 1921 | 32 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | — | #1,583 |
| 1919 | 27 | — | — | #1,403 |
| 1918 | 31 | — | — | #1,282 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | — | #1,741 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | — | #2,022 |
| 1915 | 23 | — | — | #1,445 |
| 1914 | 24 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | — | #1,489 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #2,013 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,263 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,307 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,267 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #972 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #892 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #845 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #934 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | — | #971 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #809 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,084 |