Girls' name · since 2005

Peightyn

162 babies named Peightyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,008 of 72,339
all-time among girls
162
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

Peightyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 162 recorded since 2005.

Peightyn has 162 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2019.

  • #22,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 162 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peightyn ranks #22,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,008 of 72,339
all-time among girls
162
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Peightyn's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

Peightyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Peightyn's full recorded timeline at 2013, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Peightyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2012)
23
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
0510152025 2005200920112013201520172019 7

Peightyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (137 births, 85% of the file).

2010s was Peightyn's strongest decade.

137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Peightyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 137 births (85% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Peightyn by state

Where Peightyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Peightyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.1%
Texas share of Peightyn's total US births 3.1%

5 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peightyn?
162 babies have been named Peightyn since 2005. All-time, it sits at #22,008 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2012 with 23 births.
Where does Peightyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peightyn ranks #22,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Peightyn most popular?
Peightyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Peightyn most popular?
The top states for the name Peightyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Peightyn been used?
Peightyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 15 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Peightyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Peighton, Peityn, Peiton, Pei, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Peightyn's data

  • Texas records the most Peightyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Peightyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Peightyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.