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Peyton name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Peyton ranks #199 in female records (1,559 reported) and #684 in male records (398 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#199 · 1,559 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 258 female records (1,817 to 1,559); rank moved from #169 to #199.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 1,136 female records (2,695 to 1,559); rank moved from #100 to #199.
2025 male rank and count
#684 · 398 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 19 male records (417 to 398); rank moved from #658 to #684.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 236 male records (634 to 398); rank moved from #471 to #684.
Peak year in available data
2016: 3,511 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Peyton becoming more popular?

Peyton's reported female count decreased by 258 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #169 to #199. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Peyton in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for PeytonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,5110201620252016: 3,511 female records2017: 3,260 female records2018: 2,912 female records2019: 2,869 female records2020: 2,730 female records2021: 2,695 female records2022: 2,319 female records2023: 1,960 female records2024: 1,817 female records2025: 1,559 female records2016: 1,248 male records2017: 999 male records2018: 797 male records2019: 698 male records2020: 687 male records2021: 634 male records2022: 556 male records2023: 467 male records2024: 417 male records2025: 398 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,559199398684
20241,817169417658
20231,960143467608
20222,319125556535
20212,695100634471
20202,73098687433
20192,86997698437
20182,912102797399
20173,26089999341
20163,511811,248288

Questions about Peyton’s popularity

How common is Peyton in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Peyton ranks #199 in female records (1,559 reported) and #684 in male records (398 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Peyton?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Peyton only.

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