Spellings
Peyton or Payton?
In the US in 2025, 68% of babies in this name family were spelled Peyton and 28% Payton. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Peyton68% of the family1,957 born in 2025#199 among girls−60% since 2015Payton28% of the family810 born in 2025#440 among girls−67% since 2015Paityn4% of the family107 born in 2025#1,855 among girls−68% since 2015Payten<1% of the family14 born in 2025#7,491 among girls−88% since 2015
Ten years ago
Peyton already led in 2015, with 60% of the family's births; it has 65% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 6,479 to 2,381 births (−63%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton | 3,906 | 1,559 | −60% |
| Payton | 2,117 | 701 | −67% |
| Paityn | 338 | 107 | −68% |
| Payten | 118 | 14 | −88% |
How they sound
- Peyton /ˈpeɪtən/ (PAY-tun)
- Payton /ˈpeɪtən/ (PAY-tun)
- Paityn /ˈpeɪtɪn/ (PAY-tin)
- Payten /ˈpeɪtən/ (PAY-tun)
In France
In France in 2025: Peyton 10 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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