Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 71% girls / 29% boys
Origin: EnglishPayton is a given name in use in English speaking countries. One source indicates the name comes from a surname derived from a place name meaning "Pœga's town" in Old English. Another source indicates the name means "fighting man's estate".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Payton yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 18 | #3,010 |
| 1967 | 14 | #3,607 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,952 |
| 1974 | 5 | #9,777 |
| 1975 | 5 | #10,146 |
| 1976 | 5 | #10,416 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,715 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,767 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,837 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,920 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,923 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,867 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,581 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,674 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,944 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,131 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,996 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,340 |
| 1991 | 45 | #2,689 |
| 1992 | 307 | #704 |
| 1993 | 522 | #485 |
| 1994 | 568 | #445 |
| 1995 | 638 | #408 |
| 1996 | 1,018 | #284 |
| 1997 | 1,336 | #224 |
| 1998 | 1,368 | #227 |
| 1999 | 1,394 | #230 |
| 2000 | 2,058 | #163 |
| 2001 | 1,983 | #164 |
| 2002 | 1,758 | #183 |
| 2003 | 1,619 | #205 |
| 2004 | 2,077 | #159 |
| 2005 | 2,184 | #158 |
| 2006 | 2,158 | #163 |
| 2007 | 2,284 | #153 |
| 2008 | 3,612 | #91 |
| 2009 | 3,646 | #84 |
| 2010 | 3,589 | #79 |
| 2011 | 3,151 | #95 |
| 2012 | 2,946 | #103 |
| 2013 | 2,619 | #123 |
| 2014 | 2,414 | #135 |
| 2015 | 2,117 | #153 |
| 2016 | 1,801 | #183 |
| 2017 | 1,650 | #189 |
| 2018 | 1,428 | #218 |
| 2019 | 1,422 | #216 |
| 2020 | 1,331 | #218 |
| 2021 | 1,168 | #267 |
| 2022 | 1,097 | #289 |
| 2023 | 991 | #311 |
| 2024 | 820 | #381 |
