Girl & boy name
Payton
Payton holds the #440 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 701 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #218 in 2020 to #440 today. Its strongest year on record was 2010 (#79 nationally, 3,589 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1966. The name's biggest fan base is in South Dakota (#117 there in 2025).
Rankings
Payton popularity, 1880–2025
Where Payton is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Payton in the most recent year of SSA data.
Payton as a boy name
Payton is currently the #1564 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 109 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1119 to #1564. Looking at the full record since 1880, Payton hit its all-time high of #219 in 2000, when 1,581 boys were given the name. State by state, Louisiana leads the way at #487.