Girl’s name · American English, English

Peighton

How to say it: PAY-tun · /ˈpeɪtən/

Modern American respelling of Peyton, Old English 'fighting man's estate' - surname turned first name with -eigh.

Peighton was the 4,288th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 22 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 81% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #10,288 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#4,288for girls in 2025
1 in 150,697US babies
22born in 2025
#10,288projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Peighton
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#4,288
Babies born in 202522
Share of births1 in 150,697
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−81%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#10,288

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Peighton is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 83 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Pey
  • Toni

Honouring a Peighton in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Peighton is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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